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Macbeth / McKellen, Dench (Thames Shakespeare Collection)

starring: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, John Bown, Susan Dury, Judith Harte
directed by: Philip Casson

: Macbeth / McKellen, Dench (Thames Shakespeare Collection)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 9780767068109
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767068106
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 16, 2004
Running Time: 146 minutes
Sales Rank: 5135
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1978



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Description:
Murder, prophecy, and witches! MACBETH returns, starring Academy Award®-nominee Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Academy Award®-winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love), on DVD for the first time anywhere. First broadcast on Britain's Thame

Amazon.com:
Two of England's greatest actors, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench, electrify in this lean, stripped-down production of Shakespeare's darkest tragedy. In the wake of a battle, the Scottish warrior Macbeth (McKellen, Gods and Monsters, Lord of the Rings) receives a prophecy from a trio of witches: He shall be king. When fate doesn't unfold quickly enough, Macbeth and his even more ambitious wife (Dench, Shakespeare in Love, Iris) decide to give it a push. McKellen sweats anxiously and oozes a creeping lust for power, while Dench is hypnotically vicious from her first moment. For audiences used to their film careers, this grand pair will seem young as pups (this TV movie is from 1979, adapted from an acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Company production)--but that only gives them an added edge of sex and vigor. Extras include the older McKellen thoughtfully commenting on the play and this classic production. --Bret Fetzer



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - sub-tiltles wud have helped
I realize any Shakespeare aficionado needs no subtitles, as he/she knows it all by heart. I for one ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Needs closed captioning
Unless the viewer has the play memorized, closed captioning would often be needed to catch what is ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - this swelling act of an imperial theme...
Two major things going on in the world right now (4/08) are the Bush Administration's mishandling of ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Far Better than Orson Welles Version
My daughter made 1st witch in her 6th grade school play. In my youth I did Hamlet and Richard III, so ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Mostly excellent!
My 2 cents: I found this version gripping. Ian McKellan and Judi Dench really made me feel the agony of ... Read More

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