Macbeth (1961 film)
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Director Paul Almond Producer Paul Almond Country Canada | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 22 January 1961 (Canada) Based on The Tragedy of Macbeth
by William Shakespeare Writer William Shakespeare (play), Paul Almond (adaptation) Production Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Story by William Shakespeare, Paul Almond Cast Sean Connery (Macbeth), Sharon Acker (Lady Macduff), Zoe Caldwell (Lady Macbeth), Robin Gammell (Malcolm), Hedley Mattingly (Doctor) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macbeth is a 1961 Canadian television film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth starring Sean Connery.
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Plot
The Scottish lord Macbeth chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power. He commits regicide to become king and then furthers his moral descent with a reign of murderous terror to stay in power, eventually plunging the country into civil war. In the end, he loses everything that gives meaning and purpose to his life before losing his life itself.
Cast
Production
This adaptation was filmed in black and white in Toronto, Ontario.
References
Macbeth (1961 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
Macbeth (1961 film) IMDb Macbeth (1961 film) themoviedb.org