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Macbeth
- Title
- Macbeth (Motion picture : 1948) Macbeth [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a Republic Picture ; Charles K. Feldman presents a Mercury production by Orson Welles ; directed by Orson Welles.
- Variant title
- Title on container: Orson Welles' Macbeth Korean title also on container: Maekbedŭ
- Format
- DVD, Videodisc
- Edition/Version
- Fully restored version.
- Published/Produced
- [S.l.] : Distributed by Munhwa Medicom Co. : R. World Co., c2004.
- Description
- 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Cast
- Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Roddy McDowall, Edgar Barrier, Erskine Sanford.
- Credits
- Director of photography, John L. Russell ; film editor, Louis Lindsay ; music, Jacques Ibert.
- System details
- DVD (NTSC), all region; 2.0 Digital stereo and Dolby digital stereo; full screen 4:3 aspect ratio.
- Language
- In English with optional subtitles in Korean.
- Summary
- Moved by his own burning ambition and that of his unscrupulous wife, Macbeth murders Duncan, King of Scotland and seizes his crown. But his insatiable lust for power soon leads Macbeth towards his own destruction.
- Notes
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Based on: Macbeth / William Shakespeare. "Cinema music odyssey, mise en scene"--Disc label. Special features: photo gallery; Orson Welles' bio; Jeanette Nolan and Dan O'Herlihy filmographies.
- Subject headings
- Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century--Drama Gruoch, Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland--Drama. Feature films. Regicides--Drama. Scotland--Kings and rulers--Drama.
- Genre heading
- Feature films. Video recordings.
- Other contributors
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. McDowall, Roddy. Nolan, Jeanette, 1911-1998. O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005. Barrier, Edgar, 1907-1964. Sanford, Erskine, 1885-1969. Russell, John L., 1905-1967 Ibert, Jacques, 1890-1962. Republic Pictures Corporation. Munhwa Medicom.
- Standard Identifier
- 8809046777189