Macbeth
Macbeth
Macbeth (1979) is a Drama and TV Movie film from United Kingdom in the GoMovies catalog, running 2h 25m. Directed by Philip Casson, it features Judi Dench and Ian McKellen. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 from 11 votes. Macbeth is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Television, it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth. The TV version was directed by Philip Casson. The original stage production was performed at The Other Place, the RSC's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. It had been performed in the round before small audiences, with a bare stage and simple costuming. The recording preserves this style: the actors perform on a circular set and with a mostly black background changes of setting are indicated only by lighting changes.
- Genre: Drama, TV Movie
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Philip Casson, Trevor Nunn
- Cast: Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, John Bown, Susan Dury, Judith Harte, Greg Hicks, David Howey, Griffith Jones, Marie Kean, Ian McDiarmid, Bob Peck, Duncan Preston


















