
Macbeth
6.6
2001-01-01
Overview: 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.
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Antony Sher
Macbeth

Harriet Walter
Lady Macbeth

Joseph O'Conor
King Duncan

Nigel Cooke
Macduff

Richard Armitage
Angus

Ken Bones
Banquo
John Dougall
Malcolm
Paul Webster
Ross
Stephen Noonan
Porter / Seyton

Polly Kemp
Gentlewoman / Weird Sister
Diane Beck
Lady Macduff / Weird Sister
Guy Moore
Lennox

Robert Whitelock
Donalbain / Young Seyward
Glenn Chapman
Macbeth's Servant
Jeff Alexander
Soldier
Graeme Flynn
Young Macduff

Gareth Williams
Fleance

Noma Dumezweni
Weird Sister
Trevor Martin
Old Man / Doctor