Macbeth

Name: Macbeth
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1971-12-20
Duration: 2 h 21 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, John Stride, Nicholas Selby

Macbeth (1971)

Timing: 2:21 (141 min)

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Video for the film Macbeth — Macbeth (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Release date

1971-12-20

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Production

Caliban Films, Playboy Enterprises

Genre

War, Drama

Budget

$2 400 000

Box office

$1 000 000

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Director

Roman Polanski

Actors

Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, John Stride, Nicholas Selby, Terence Bayler, Stephan Chase, Paul Shelley, Noel Davis, Richard Pearson
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Andrew Braunsberg, Hugh Hefner, Victor Lownes

Camera operator

Gilbert Taylor

Composer

Paul Buckmaster

Artist

Wilfred Shingleton, Jack Stephens

Audition

Miriam Brickman

Editing

Alastair McIntyre
Whole Team (30)

Short description

Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.

What's left behind the scenes

Tuesday Weld was originally considered for the role of Lady Macbeth, but she declined due to a planned nude scene.
The film was shot in Wales during a period of fog.
Work on the film began with four weeks of extremely difficult shooting in a national park in Wales. On the very first day, a strong gust of wind blew the cameraman into a crevice, and he nearly died.
The scene with Macbeth's henchmen and Macduff's household is based on director Roman Polanski's childhood memories of when SS officers once came to search his parents' home.
Filming the scene with the bear turned out to be incredibly difficult. The first bear they tried to film was too timid and constantly tried to run away from the dogs, while the second, on the contrary, was overly aggressive and even injured one of the crew members. Ultimately, Roman Polanski decided to use a stuntman in a bear suit, but even the stuntman – fearing that the protective padding wouldn't be enough – agreed to perform only if no more than one dog was set on him. The director secretly ordered the trainers to release three dogs, and the stuntman in the bear suit, naturally, got scared and started shouting for the dogs to be pulled off him.