Macbeth

Year: 1979

Runtime: 145 mins

Language: English

Directors: Trevor Nunn, Philip Casson

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Recorded in 1978, this televised version captures Trevor Nunn’s Royal Shakespeare Company staging of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Produced by Thames Television and directed for TV by Philip Casson, it stars Ian McKellen as Macbeth opposite Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth. The original was performed in‑the‑round at The Other Place, the RSC’s intimate studio in Stratford‑upon‑Avon, with minimal scenery and simple costumes; the film retains that circular set and stark lighting to signal scene changes.

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