Macbeth (6 Oct. 2010)

Director:

Rupert Goold

Writer:

William Shakespeare (by)

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Kate Fleetwood, Oliver Burch

1 nomination.

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Patrick Stewart	...	Macbeth
Kate Fleetwood	...	Lady Macbeth
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Oliver Burch	...	Servant
Suzanne Burden	...	Lady Macduff
Ben Carpenter	...	Donalbain
Hugo Docking	...	Macduff Son
Lillian Dummer	...	Macduff Daughter
Madeleine Dummer	...	Macduff Daughter
Michael Feast	...	Macduff
Polly Frame	...	Witch
Bertie Gilbert	...	Fleance
Scott Handy	...	Malcolm
Sophie Hunter	...	Witch
Hywel John	...	Bloody Sergeant
Christopher Knott	...	Old Siward

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

shakespeare's macbeth | witch | murder | regicide | blood on hand

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Musical

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Welbeck Abbey, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Illuminations

Technical Specs

Runtime:

160 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Patrick Stewart has twice played Claudius in Hamlet. Like Macbeth, Claudius kills the King to usurp his throne.

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Connections

Version of Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uezda (1990)

User Reviews

Masterful gripping production of Shakespeare's Macbeth

This is the best film performance of Macbeth which I have seen. It ranks with Ian McKellen's Richard III (1994/5) as a definitive production in an "updated" setting. Like McKellen's Richard III, Goold's Macbeth uses a staging suggestive of late 1930's - and does not seem out of place any more the McKellen's Richard III did. Patrick Stewart's interpretation and presentation of the Macbeth character is dynamic and cover's a wide range of expression. His Macbeth has a hesitant and sometimes seeming incomplete descent into pure evil. It was a masterful and dynamic performance. However, in my opinion, Stewart's co-star, Kate Fleetwood, just about steals the show. Her Lady Macbeth is pure evil from the start - she comes across as the cold pit viper lacking only visible fangs. Her performance here is truly the best I have seen since I saw Judith Anderson give a TV performance a long time ago. The integration of the 3 witches into the action throughout as 3 triage nurses was an imaginative element. This is a "hold on to your seat" production - grabbing your attention right at the start and moving at a steady pace to the last syllable of (its) recorded time - you will not leave your chair.