This is a very theatrical version, full of sound & fury, histrionics and big arm movements. Cynical audiences might not buy into it, but if you were to go back to the early 1600s this is probably the way you'd see it. The plot of Macbeth, if you were snoozing during high school English class, is about an 11th century Scottish warrior who hatches a dubious plan to steal the throne. Spurred on by his wife Lady Macbeth, who wears the pants in the household, he finds himself swiftly slipping down the path of evil.
Acting
Connery's physicality—he MOVES through this role like a caged animal.
Production
Intimate TV staging that feels like front-row Elizabethan theatre.
Director
Paul Almond
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a CBC television production shot in just two weeks on a shoestring budget, with sets so minimal the actors had to generate all the atmosphere themselves.
Connery performed this during his early Bond years, proving he could do 'serious actor'—though critics then and now debate whether he conquered Shakespeare or just wrestled it into submission.
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