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Macbeth

1971 · 141 min

A grim, visceral plunge into ambition and guilt, with raw violence and eerie prophecy making it feel like a nightmare of history.

Directed by
Roman Polanski
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw
Overview
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.

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Directed by
Roman Polanski
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • power
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Action5
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war, drama
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Written by
Roman Polanski, Kenneth Tynan
Starring
Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, John Stride, Nicholas Selby, Terence Bayler, Stephan Chase, Paul Shelley
Music
Simon House, Paul Buckmaster
Cinematography
Gilbert Taylor
Runtime
141 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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