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Macbeth (1971) / REGION 2 PAL European DVD / Starring: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis Director: Roman Polanski | 
| Category: DVD
List Price: $59.99
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Seller: zuash
Sales Rank: 216768
Format: PAL, Import
Languages: English (Unknown), French (Unknown), Spanish (Unknown)
Region: 2
Running Time: 134 Minutes
EAN: 5999881068955
ASIN: B001P7M5BO
Theatrical Release Date: 1971
Publication Date: 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
# Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital Mono
# Sub Titles: 22 EUROPEAN languages
# Dubbed Language(s): French, German, Italian, Spanish
# Disc Format: DVD 9
# Trailers
Roman Polanski's adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth remains one of the most infamous for a number of reasons: the copious amounts of bloody gore, its expert use of location settings (filmed in North Wales) and Lady Macbeth's nude sleepwalking scene. Despite its notoriety, though, this does remain one of the more compelling film adaptations of the Scottish tragedy, if one of the more pessimistic takes on the story of Macbeth and his overreaching ambition. If you think the play is normally a bit of a downer, you haven't seen Polanski's bleak version of it, made in reaction to the murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson "family". Jon Finch (Hitchcock's Frenzy) is a forceful Macbeth, bringing out the Scot's warrior instincts, and Francesca Annis is a memorable Lady Macbeth but the main thrust of the film belongs to Polanski's and noted British playwright and critic Kenneth Tynan's take on the play: extremely violent, nihilistic and visceral; this is down-in-the-dirt, no-holds-barred Shakespeare, not fussy costume drama. Pay close attention to the end, a silent coda that puts a chilling twist on all the action that has come beforehand and foreshadows more tragedy to come.
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