Macbeth

Gregory Doran's film of his acclaimed RSC production with Antony Sher and Harriet Walter

6.6
20012h 12m

Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter star in a highly-acclaimed screen version of William Shakespeare's classic story of tyranny and ambition. On the stage this Royal Shakespeare Company presentation was universally lauded. Following sell-out seasons at Statford's Swan Theatre and in London, the production played Japan and in the United States, where The New York Times praised director Gregory Doran's interpretation as a "harrowing and disturbingly funny parable for the dawn of the 21st century". To make this compelling screen version, Gregory Doran worked with all of the original cast and filmed at London's Roundhouse. Brilliantly shot by director of photography Ernie Vincze, the production uses the edgy techniques of fly-on-the-wall documentaries. The effect is raw, intimate and strikingly dynamic.

Cast

Photo of Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Lady Macbeth

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Joseph O'Conor

King Duncan

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Ken Bones

Banquo

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Polly Kemp

Gentlewoman / Weird Sister

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Robert Whitelock

Donalbain / Young Seyward

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Noma Dumezweni

Weird Sister

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