Macbeth (1978 film)

Macbeth
Written by	William Shakespeare (original play) Trevor Nunn (adaptation for television)
Directed by	Philip Casson
Starring	Ian McKellen Judi Dench
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Verity Lambert
Producer(s)	Trevor Nunn
Running time	145 min
Production company(s)	Thames Television
Distributor	FremantleMedia
Release
Original network	ITV
First shown in	1979

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.

External links

Macbeth at the Internet Movie Database

William Shakespeare's Macbeth

Characters	Macbeth Lady Macbeth Banquo Macduff King Duncan Malcolm Donalbain Three Witches Fleance Lady Macduff Macduff's son Young Siward

Inspirations	Macbeth, King of Scotland Gruoch of Scotland Duncan I of Scotland Malcolm III of Scotland Donald III of Scotland Siward, Earl of Northumbria

Sources	The Witch Holinshed's Chronicles Darraðarljóð

Film	1908 1909 (French) 1909 (Italian) 1911 1913 1915 1916 1922 1948 1971 2006 2015 Cancelled (Olivier)

Television	1954 1960 1961 1978 1983 1992 2005 2010

Television and film adaptations	The Real Thing at Last (1916) Joe MacBeth (1955) Throne of Blood (1957) Macbeth (Verdi opera) (1987) Men of Respect (1990) Scotland, PA (2001) Maqbool (2003) Shakespeare Must Die (2012)

Plays	Voodoo Macbeth (1936) MacBird! (1967) uMabatha (1970) Macbett (1972) Cahoot's Macbeth (1979) MacHomer (1995) Sleep No More (2003) Sleep No More (2009) Dunsinane (2010) Sleep No More (2011) Just Macbeth!

Operas	Macbeth (1847, Verdi) discography Macbeth (1910, Bloch)

Literary adaptations	Wyrd Sisters (1988) The Last King of Scotland (1998) The Tragedy of Macbeth Part II (2008)

Albums	Music from Macbeth (1972) Macbeth (1990) Thane to the Throne (2000) Shakespeare's Macbeth – A Tragedy in Steel (2003) Lady Macbeth (2005)

Art	Pity (1795) The Night of Enitharmon's Joy (1795) Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (1889)

Scenes and speeches	"On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth" (1823) Sleepwalking Scene (5.1) "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow"

Words and phrases	"What's done is done" "Crack of doom" "The good doctor" "Strange but true" The Scottish Play Thane of Cawdor

Story within a story	We Work Again Light Thickens The Deadly Affair "The Movies" "Sleeping with the Enemy" "The Shower Principle" Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine The Scottish Play Burke & Hare

Episodes	"A Witch's Tangled Hare" (1959, Looney Tunes) "The Bellero Shield" (1964, The Outer Limits) "Sense and Senility" (1987, Blackadder the Third) "The Coup" (2006, The Office) "Dial "N" for Nerder" (2008, The Simpsons) "The Understudy" (2014, Inside No. 9)

Other	Macbeth (Strauss) The Scottish Play Piano Trios, Op. 70 (Beethoven) The Ruins of Cawdor House of Cards (UK, 1990) House of Cards (US, 2013–present) Four Great Women and a Manicure

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