Notre Dame London: Fischer Hall Library

Macbeth

Macbeth [dvd] / Produced by Shaun Sutton; directed by Jack Gold. - London : BBC, c2005. - 1 DVD (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - BBC Shakespeare . - Shakespeare collection .

DVD release of the 1983 television transmission.

Cast: Nicol Williamson, Jane Lapotaire, Tony Doyle.

Shakespeare's dark tragedy tells of ambition and guilt amidst a background of regicide, violence and the supernatural. When a trio of witches tells returning hero warrier Macbeth that he is fated to become King of Scotland, he attempts to forge his own destiny. Aided and encouraged by his wife, he embarks on a guilt-ridden reign of terror.

UK Cert. PG.

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