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Men of Respect

Based On the book by William Shakespeare

Men of Respect is a 1990 crime drama film, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It stars John Turturro as Mike Battaglia, a Mafia hitman who climbs his way to the top by killing his boss. The film also stars Rod Steiger, Stanley Tucci, Dennis Farina and Peter Boyle and is directed by William C. Reilly. It is not the first film to transplant Macbeth to the American mob culture; this was done in the 1955 film Joe MacBeth.

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Release date:
1990
Director:
William Reilly
Cast:
John Turturro, Rod Steiger, Carl Capotorto, Michael Badalucco, Peter Boyle
Genre:
Crime, Drama
Country:
United States
Language:
English
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Book vs Film

Cover of Macbeth
The Book · 1623

Macbeth

William Shakespeare
Poster for Men of Respect
The Film · 1990

Men of Respect

William Reilly

★ 5.5 / 10 1,061 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 367 years after publication.

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