Rent Macbeth (2010)
3.9 of 5 from 51 ratings
3h 31min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Starring Sir Patrick Stewart as Macbeth and Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth, Rupert Goold's immediate and visceral film is set in an undefined and threatening central European world. Shot on location in the mysterious underground labyrinth of Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire, this is a contemporary presentation of Shakespeare's intense, claustrophobic and bloody drama. The film is based on the Chichester Festival Theatre production of the play that enjoyed sell-out runs in the West End and on Broadway. Patrick Stewart won Best Actor and Rupert Goold Best Director in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for the stage production and both Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood were nominated for Tony Awards for their performances. Goold has been described as 'the hottest, most exciting director around', and Macbeth is his debut as a film director. When the film was screened by the BBC in 2010, the critics were unanimous in their enthusiastic praise. - Actors:
- Patrick Stewart, Kate Fleetwood, Oliver Burch, Suzanne Burden, Ben Carpenter, Hugo Docking, Lillian Dummer, Madeleine Dummer, Michael Feast, Polly Frame, Bertie Gilbert, Scott Handy, Sophie Hunter, Hywel John, Christopher Knott, Niamh McGrady, Bill Nash, Christopher Patrick Nolan, Mark Rawlings, Paul Shelley
- Directors:
- Rupert Goold
- Producers:
- John Wyver
- Writers:
- William Shakespeare
- Studio:
- Illuminations
- Genres:
- Drama, Performing Arts
- Collections:
- That's All Fawkes! Top 10 Films Set in the Stuart Era
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 01/05/2011
- Run Time:
- 211 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary by Director Rupert Goold and Producer John Wyver
- Interviews with Rupert Goold and Cast Members Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood
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Reviews (1) of Macbeth
Over the top - Macbeth review by JD
Patrick Stewart in the lead role surely a masterpiece? Sadly not. This tries too hard to be a cutting edge modern updated Shakespeare. Macbeth is a senior army man and the setting is predominantly in empty hangers or bleak basement corridors. The acting is overly dramatic and gruesome. I prefer Shakespeare plays to be more traditional and less like a Pink Floyd film.
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