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The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)

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Overview

Director:
Roman Polanski
Writers:
William Shakespeare (play) and
Roman Polanski (writer)
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Release Date:
13 October 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord siezes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Strong stuff more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Macbeth (USA)
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Runtime:
140 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1985) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:14A (Alberta) (re-rating) (1999) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (2002) (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 (1972) (cut version) | Singapore:PG
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Company:
Caliban Films more

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Trivia:
When crew members suggested to Roman Polanski that perhaps the film was too unrealistically gory for its own good, Polanski reportedly replied, "I know violence. You should've seen my house last summer." more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The lyrics to the song that Fleance sings at Macbeth's banquet for Duncan at Inverness are taken from the poem "Merciles Beautè" by Geoffrey Chaucer. In the context of the film this extraneously inserted song is itself an anachronism, as Chaucer lived in the fourteenth century and Shakespeare's "Macbeth" historically takes place in the eleventh century. more
Quotes:
Malcolm: Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Story of 'Frenzy' (2001) (V) more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Strong stuff, 11 October 2004
Author: Steve_Kaczynski from Somewhere in Europe

I first saw this with my English class on a school trip, in 1980. I remember thinking at the time that its violence and horror was a bit much. I can't say for certain that Polanski was influenced by the murder of Sharon Tate in making this, but it is certainly possible. There is also the film's unrelieved pessimism - the death of the main villain does not mean the end of evil. The most repulsive character in a picture full of repulsive characters is actually Ross (Stride), an opportunist who manages to be on the side of whoever is most powerful at any given moment. He walks out of McDuff's castle just before McDuff's wife and family are murdered, and it is obvious that he is in on it. But later he is part of Malcolm's avenging army. A quick political reorientation, it seems.

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