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Macbeth [videorecording - DVD] - [London] : BBC Worldwide Ltd., 2005 - 1 videodisc (146 mins.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - The Shakespeare collection . - The Shakespeare collection .

Produced by Shaun Sutton; Directed by Jack Gold Produced by Shaun Sutton; Directed by Jack Gold A BBC TV production in association with Time-Life Television A BBC TV production in association with Time-Life Television

Nicol Williamson, Jane Lapotaire and Tony Doyle

Shakespeare's dark tragedy tells of ambition and guilt amidst a background of regicide, violence and the supernatural. When a trio of witches tells returning hero warrior Macbeth that he is fated to become King of Scotland, he attempts to forge his own destiny. Aided and encouraged by his wife, he embarks on a guilt-ridden reign of terror




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Subjects--Personal Names:
Macbeth, King of Scotland, 11th cent. --Drama

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Regicides--Drama

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Scotland--History--To 1057--Drama
Scotland--Kings and rulers--Drama

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Adaptations.
Historical drama.
Tragedies.