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Macbeth

Two scenes from Shakespeare's famous Scottish tragedy, with Wilfrid Lawson and Cathleen Nesbitt as a fine murderous duo.

Period drama 1945 16 mins

Overview

This short film features two atmospheric scenes from Shakespeare's famous tragedy: Act II Scene 2, the murder scene, and Act V Scene 1, with Lady Macbeth and that damned spot. The wonderful Wilfrid Lawson and Cathleen Nesbitt make such a fine murderous duo in the first scene that one wishes the whole play had been filmed. At least we have the sleepwalking scene as compensation, where Nesbitt is joined by Felix Aylmer and Catherine Lacey.

This is one of two short films produced under the umbrella title Famous Scenes from Shakespeare, with the other, Julius Caesar, also available on BFI Player.

Director

Henry Cass

Featuring

Cathleen Nesbitt , Felix Aylmer and Catherine Lacey

Genres

Period drama

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Subjects

Macbeth

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