Macbeth

Name: Macbeth
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997-05-16
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Jason Connery, Helen Baxendale, Graham McTavish

1997
2h 9m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

256

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Drama

A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish laird seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish laird seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish laird seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

256

YOUR RATING

17User reviews

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Trivia
Jason Connery's father Sean Connery also played Macbeth in the Canadian adaptation Macbeth (1961).

Goofs
When Duncan is to be woken and the murder discovered, Macbeth waits outside. First, he has his sword in its scabbard in his left hand and his right hand upon the hilt, then in the next shot he has the sword in its scabbard pressed against his body and his right hand upon his shoulder saying "Twas a rough night." In the next shot, he holds the sword as in the shot before with his hands on the hilt and the scabbard.

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Version of Macbeth (1898)

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Surprisingly effective Shakespeare on a shoestring

Fresh, luminous Helen Baxendale and the magnetic Jason Connery, a slightly more subdued, less craggily Celtic version of his famous dad, make a sexy pair of doomed partners in this low-budget Scottish production. Many ingenious touches, and some scenes, especially those leading up to the murder, among the most compelling versions of the play I have ever seen. A worthy successor to Orson Welles' cheeseparing lensing for Republic Pictures. Good stuff.