W●RD&FILM .com
Poster for Macbeth 7.4

Image: via Wikipedia

Film ⏱ 2h 20m

Macbeth

Based On the book by William Shakespeare

Macbeth (also known as The Tragedy of Macbeth or Roman Polanski's Film of Macbeth) is a 1971 historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski, and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. A film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, it tells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis star as the title character and his wife, noted for their relative youth as actors. Themes of historic recurrence, greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare's story of moral decline, which is presented in a more realistic style.

Summary: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Release date:
December 1, 1971
Director:
Roman Polanski
Cast:
Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Terence Bayler, Bernard Archard, Sydney Bromley
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States, United Kingdom, Australia
Language:
English
▶ Trailer on YouTube IMDb Wikipedia

Book vs Film

Cover of Macbeth
The Book · 1623

Macbeth

William Shakespeare
Poster for Macbeth
The Film · 1971

Macbeth

Roman Polanski

★ 7.4 / 10 16,128 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 348 years after publication.

Other Adaptations

You Might Also Like