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Macbeth (1979)
Directed by Philip Casson, Trevor Nunn
Drama, TV Movie · 2h 25m
Macbeth is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Television, it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth. The TV version was directed by Philip Casson. The original stage production was performed at The Other Place, the RSC's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. It had been performed in the round before small audiences, with a bare stage and simple costuming. The recording preserves this style: the actors perform on a circular set and with a mostly black background changes of setting are indicated only by lighting changes.
Cast
Judi Dench
Lady Macbeth
Ian McKellen
Macbeth
Greg Hicks
Donalbain / Seyton
Griffith Jones
Duncan
Marie Kean
First Witch
Ian McDiarmid
The Porter / Ross
Bob Peck
Macduff
Duncan Preston
Angus
Crew
- Director
- Philip Casson, Trevor Nunn
- Original Music Composer
- Guy Woolfenden
- Producer
- Trevor Nunn
Details
- Original title
- A Performance of Macbeth
- Release date
- 1979-02-02
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Royal Shakespeare Company, Thames Television