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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5035822066830
Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Languages:English Original Language Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Arabic Subtitled French Dubbed Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono German Dubbed Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Italian Dubbed Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Spanish Dubbed Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: May 27, 2002
Running Time: 134 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1971
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Roman Polanski's adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth remains one of the most infamous for a number of reasons: the copious amounts of bloody gore, its expert use of location settings (filmed in North Wales) and Lady Macbeth's nude sleepwalking scene. Despite its notoriety, though, this does remain one of the more compelling film adaptations of the Scottish tragedy, if one of the more pessimistic takes on the story of Macbeth and his overreaching ambition. If you think the play is normally a bit of a downer, you haven't seen Polanski's bleak version of it, made in reaction to the murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson "family". Jon Finch (Hitchcock's Frenzy) is a forceful Macbeth, bringing out the Scot's warrior instincts, and Francesca Annis is a memorable Lady Macbeth but the main thrust of the film belongs to Polanski's and noted British playwright and critic Kenneth Tynan's take on the play: extremely violent, nihilistic and visceral; this is down-in-the-dirt, no-holds-barred Shakespeare, not fussy costume drama. Pay close attention to the end, a silent coda that puts a chilling twist on all the action that has come beforehand and foreshadows more tragedy to come. --Mark Englehart
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Roman Polanski's adaptation of Macbeth remains one of the most infamous for a number of reasons: the copious amounts of bloody gore, its expert use of location settings (filmed in North Wales), and Lady Macbeth's nude sleepwalking scene. Despite its notoriety, though, this does remain one of the more compelling film adaptations of the Scottish tragedy, if one of the more pessimistic takes on the story of Macbeth and his overreaching ambition. If you think the play is normally a bit of a downer, you haven't seen Polanski's bleak version of it, made in reaction to the murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson "family". Jon Finch (Hitchcock's Frenzy) is a forceful Macbeth, bringing out the Scot's warrior instincts, and Francesca Annis is a memorable Lady Macbeth, but the main thrust of the film belongs to Polanski's and noted British playwright and critic Kenneth Tynan's take on the play: extremely violent, nihilistic, and visceral; this is down-in-th!e-dirt, no-holds-barred Shakespeare, not fussy costume drama. Pay close attention to the end, a silent coda that puts a chilling twist on all the action that has come beforehand and foreshadows more tragedy to come.--Mark Englehart, Amazon.com
Rating:
- Still With Me Now
Picture this: Circa 1975, A class of 32 bored, inner city school, O level English kids, dragged off to an arts cinema to see a showing of Polanski's Macbeth. We settled down for a boring couple of hours messing about and talking. Five minutes into the film, you could have heard a pin drop. We were hooked.
We went from complete disinterest, to shakespeare fans in one afternoon. I will always be grateful to that young english teacher (whatever her name was?) for igniting a lifelong interest ... Read More
Rating: - Great Job
After directing such dark classics as Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby, who better than Roman Polanski to take on Macbeth? And what a great job he does. Jon Finch is very convincing in the title role with Francisca Annis also very good as the scheming Lady Macbeth. Praise also for the costumes and the music(performed by The Third Ear Band). The wind swept landscapes are very eerie, you can almost feel the cold and rain. The killings are suitably bloody. Overall Shakespeare would be very proud. Don't ... Read More
Rating: - You see, Shakespeare can make great movies
This is it - a full blooded version of a Shakespeare tragedy. Admittedly this was going to be one of the easier ones to give the full on treatment to but that doesn't take away from the achievement. Unlike many films of the bard's plays, you would watch this one as a movie in its own right, and that has to be what film making's about. This is good fluent stuff with plenty of great visual moments and is strong in narrative all the way through. I think this is a near masterpiece in fact, not least for ... Read More
Rating: - Shockspeare
Having consumed a bottle of red I can't be bothered to write a proper literary review at the moment and being inexperienced in this art I shall leave a more detailed analysis of this work to those more eloquent and informed than myself. However I would like to say that when I first saw this film as a 10 year old child-it gave me the most horrendous nightmares and I might add that consequently it has remained for me the most iconic and unforgettable version of a shakespeare play on film. Definately worth ... Read More
Rating:
- Just didn't do it for me
I found Polanski's film of Macbeth disappointing. Having seen the play a couple of times on stage, I was really looking forward to the perspective and breadth of scope the movie might add. I was not disappointed with the opening scene; the witches were fascinating, the atmosphere haunting and disturbing. However, it was all downhill from there. I struggled to find the characters convincing, despite really wanting to be pulled into the play and it's very powerful human emotions, I remained a mere observer. ... Read More
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Macbeth [1971]
starring: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, John Stride
directed by: Roman Polanski
directed by: Roman Polanski
Our Price: 108,464.40
Prices excluding shipping charge.Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5035822066830
Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Languages:
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: May 27, 2002
Running Time: 134 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1971
Related Items:
- Twelfth Night [1996]
- Hamlet [1990]
- Romeo And Juliet [1968]
- William Shakespeare's Macbeth [1978]
- Of Mice And Men [1992]
- see more
Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Roman Polanski's adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth remains one of the most infamous for a number of reasons: the copious amounts of bloody gore, its expert use of location settings (filmed in North Wales) and Lady Macbeth's nude sleepwalking scene. Despite its notoriety, though, this does remain one of the more compelling film adaptations of the Scottish tragedy, if one of the more pessimistic takes on the story of Macbeth and his overreaching ambition. If you think the play is normally a bit of a downer, you haven't seen Polanski's bleak version of it, made in reaction to the murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson "family". Jon Finch (Hitchcock's Frenzy) is a forceful Macbeth, bringing out the Scot's warrior instincts, and Francesca Annis is a memorable Lady Macbeth but the main thrust of the film belongs to Polanski's and noted British playwright and critic Kenneth Tynan's take on the play: extremely violent, nihilistic and visceral; this is down-in-the-dirt, no-holds-barred Shakespeare, not fussy costume drama. Pay close attention to the end, a silent coda that puts a chilling twist on all the action that has come beforehand and foreshadows more tragedy to come. --Mark Englehart
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Roman Polanski's adaptation of Macbeth remains one of the most infamous for a number of reasons: the copious amounts of bloody gore, its expert use of location settings (filmed in North Wales), and Lady Macbeth's nude sleepwalking scene. Despite its notoriety, though, this does remain one of the more compelling film adaptations of the Scottish tragedy, if one of the more pessimistic takes on the story of Macbeth and his overreaching ambition. If you think the play is normally a bit of a downer, you haven't seen Polanski's bleak version of it, made in reaction to the murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson "family". Jon Finch (Hitchcock's Frenzy) is a forceful Macbeth, bringing out the Scot's warrior instincts, and Francesca Annis is a memorable Lady Macbeth, but the main thrust of the film belongs to Polanski's and noted British playwright and critic Kenneth Tynan's take on the play: extremely violent, nihilistic, and visceral; this is down-in-th!e-dirt, no-holds-barred Shakespeare, not fussy costume drama. Pay close attention to the end, a silent coda that puts a chilling twist on all the action that has come beforehand and foreshadows more tragedy to come.--Mark Englehart, Amazon.com
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Still With Me NowPicture this: Circa 1975, A class of 32 bored, inner city school, O level English kids, dragged off to an arts cinema to see a showing of Polanski's Macbeth. We settled down for a boring couple of hours messing about and talking. Five minutes into the film, you could have heard a pin drop. We were hooked.
We went from complete disinterest, to shakespeare fans in one afternoon. I will always be grateful to that young english teacher (whatever her name was?) for igniting a lifelong interest ... Read More
Rating:
- Great JobAfter directing such dark classics as Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby, who better than Roman Polanski to take on Macbeth? And what a great job he does. Jon Finch is very convincing in the title role with Francisca Annis also very good as the scheming Lady Macbeth. Praise also for the costumes and the music(performed by The Third Ear Band). The wind swept landscapes are very eerie, you can almost feel the cold and rain. The killings are suitably bloody. Overall Shakespeare would be very proud. Don't ... Read More
Rating:
- You see, Shakespeare can make great moviesThis is it - a full blooded version of a Shakespeare tragedy. Admittedly this was going to be one of the easier ones to give the full on treatment to but that doesn't take away from the achievement. Unlike many films of the bard's plays, you would watch this one as a movie in its own right, and that has to be what film making's about. This is good fluent stuff with plenty of great visual moments and is strong in narrative all the way through. I think this is a near masterpiece in fact, not least for ... Read More
Rating:
- ShockspeareHaving consumed a bottle of red I can't be bothered to write a proper literary review at the moment and being inexperienced in this art I shall leave a more detailed analysis of this work to those more eloquent and informed than myself. However I would like to say that when I first saw this film as a 10 year old child-it gave me the most horrendous nightmares and I might add that consequently it has remained for me the most iconic and unforgettable version of a shakespeare play on film. Definately worth ... Read More
Rating:
- Just didn't do it for meI found Polanski's film of Macbeth disappointing. Having seen the play a couple of times on stage, I was really looking forward to the perspective and breadth of scope the movie might add. I was not disappointed with the opening scene; the witches were fascinating, the atmosphere haunting and disturbing. However, it was all downhill from there. I struggled to find the characters convincing, despite really wanting to be pulled into the play and it's very powerful human emotions, I remained a mere observer. ... Read More
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