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	The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) - IMDb user comments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Macbeth, a loyal Scottish thane and a cousin of King Duncan, is waylaid with his companion, Banquo, by three witches who prophesise that he will become king and that Banquo will beget kings.
		Once MacBeth has informed his wife of these predictions, he is propelled by her and by his own lust for power on a journey of self-destruction leading ultimately to madness.
		Macbeth is dark, heavy and stunningly photographed drama that has glimpses of pure horror and eerie dream sequences in it.
	german.imdb.com /rg/title-tease/comments-bottom/title/tt0067372/usercomments (3189 words)

	Encyclopedia: Macbeth (1971 movie) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Macbeth (also known as The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a 1971 film directed by Roman Polanski, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name, concerning the Scottish lord who becomes the king through deceit, treachery and murder.
		Because of the transition from play to movie, some passages from the original play had to be cut out for time constraints, and some soliloquies have been changed to inner monologues for the sake of realism.
		Polanski's Lady Macbeth is an ambitious woman who rules his husband with her sexual power and whose strength shatters when she witnesses the disastrous outcome of her plans.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Macbeth-(1971-movie) (489 words)

	Macbeth (1971 movie) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		It stars Jon Finch as Macbeth and (additional info and facts about Francesca Annis) Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth.
		Because of the transition from play to movie, some passages from the original play had to be cut out for time constraints, and some (additional info and facts about soliloquies) soliloquies have been changed to inner monologues for the sake of realism.
		The film is made up of single- (Equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)) camera shots, with which the audience becomes the witness.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/macbeth_(1971_movie).htm (678 words)

	Macbeth [1971] - Review @ EOFFTV
		Though there have been many versions of Shakespeare's Macbeth over the years, only one has ever treated the subject as though it was a horror film, Roman Polanski's extraordinary retelling of the play made in the wake of the horrific murder of his pregnant wife Sharon Tate and several of his friends.
		Despite his assertions to the contrary, there can be no doubting that Macbeth was conceived and executed by Polanski purely as an anguished attempt to confront and deal with the atrocities that had changed his life forever.
		The shooting of Macbeth was another ordeal for all involved and again Polanski faced dismissal when his money men got jumpy - by January 1971 he was way over budget and well behind schedule and insurance brokers Film Finance pulled the plug, demanding that Playboy fire Polanski.
	www.eofftv.com /review/m/macbeth_1971_review.htm (1160 words)

	MovieMartyr.com - Macbeth
		Macbeth is the bloodiest straight Shakespeare adaptation to have made it to the screen, but it’s also one of the least stagy.
		Macbeth takes place is such a savage world, Polanski creates a protagonist who seems less hubristic than in other interpretations.
		This gives the movie a chaotic, ill at ease feeling that is unfortunately dissipated by the choice to internalize the characters’ monologues.
	www.moviemartyr.com /1971/macbeth.htm (560 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - DVD, Movie, Video: Macbeth, Jon Finch, DVD, Wide Screen
		Many have attributed the film’s abundant onscreen violence to the fact that Macbeth was Polanski’s first film after the grisly murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson family; and while the mayhem is brutal and plentiful, it's never gratuitous.
		Perhaps William Shakespeare meant to have Lady Macbeth perform her sleepwalking scene in the nude -- it was this X-rated scene and the film's much-publicized spurts of violence, rather than the brilliant performances of Jon Finch as Macbeth and Francesca Annis as his Lady, that lured crowds to Roman Polanski's 1972 adaptation of Macbeth.
		Macbeth was financed and released by Playboy, which naturally necessitated a fold-out spread on "the witches of Cawdor." The original Shakespearean text was adapted for the screen by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan.
	video.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?EAN=43396077805 (966 words)

	DVD Empire - Item - Macbeth / DVD-Video
		Jon Finch is Macbeth, the Scottish war hero whose insane ambition unleashes a cycle of violence.
		Prompted by the supernatural prophecy of three witches, Macbeth is goaded by his Lady (Francesca Annis) into slaying King Duncan (Nicholas Selby) and assuming his throne.
		Macbeth plunges further into murder and moral decay to keep the unsteady crown on his head.
	www.dvdempire.com /Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=48510&partner_id=29346865 (282 words)

	Amazon.com: Macbeth (1971): Video: Jon Finch,Francesca Annis,Martin Shaw,Terence Bayler,John Stride,Nicholas ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		This movie is violent and brutal, sparing the audience none of the blood that's implied in the play and adding some gratuitous nudity to boot.
		As Macbeth, morose, dark-eyed Jon Finch is really quite good--and he certainly does have the diction for the role.
		All in all, Polanski's "Macbeth" is a decidedly thorny piece of work: since it was his first film following the murder of his pregnant wife Sharon Tate and friends by members of the Charles Manson cult, he seems to have had too much to prove here.
	www.amazon.com /Macbeth-Jon-Finch/dp/6302424887 (1353 words)

	Shakespeare, Macbeth. Quellen, Materialien für Schule und Studium
		Macbeth Sangrador (fl and white, Venezuela, 1999) dir.
		Macbeth (Sweden, 1999, performance in a ruined castle at Gotland, Sweden.) Thomas Segerström.
		Macbeth, IV.Iii.140-158, Edward the Confessor, and Holinshed's Chronicle, pp.
	pages.unibas.ch /shine/linkstragmacbeth.html (719 words)

	Scotland, PA Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		The world doesn't exactly need a scruffy, shambling adaptation of Macbeth set in a 1970s fast-food establishment, but Scotland, PA does have its charms.
		In a clever conceit, the three witches become flower children, and are entertainingly played by Timothy "Speed" Levitch, Andy Dick, and Amy Smart.
		Lady Macbeth's bloodstain becomes a fryer burn that won't disappear, and her reliance on various hand lotions offers a number of amusing moments.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=134281 (679 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Macbeth (1971)
		Combining a felicitious turn of phrase and timeless rhythm of language with a brutality and gusto that plays to the cheap seats, he also leavened his scripts with a healthy does of understanding of the human psyche.
		When he runs across three witches who prophesy that Macbeth will hereafter be king of Scotland, Macbeth and his lady (Francesca Annis) decide to help fate along by murdering Duncan in his sleep.
		This classic play of unfettered ambition also delights in the guilt that torments both Macbeth himself as well as his wife, who is the driving will behind his deeds.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=3478 (930 words)

	Theater Pro
		When there is no staging of a Shakespeare play accessible, the next best thing is to watch a good movie of it (if there is one).
		Macbeth, directed by Roman Polanski in 1971, with a screenplay by Kenneth Tynan, is the best film version of this work, with Jon Finch in the title role and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth.
		The fl and white television film of Macbeth, directed by Trevor Nunn, with Ian McKellen and Judi Dench, does not give as full a sense of the play itself, for it is mostly in closeup, made for television without scenery, but their acting is impressive.
	www.theaterpro.com /sawthemovie.html (1893 words)

	Sobran Column --- Shakespearean Masterpiece
		She was almost too scary as Lady Macbeth, and though I admired her no end, I vaguely wondered why Macbeth would marry her.
		When Macbeth had qualms about murdering King Duncan, she didn’t humiliate him with reproaches; hurt and disappointed, she melted him with tears.
		Macbeth is almost undone by it at first — “O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!” — but learns to live with it.
	www.sobran.com /columns/2006/060413.shtml (725 words)

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		Daniel Tuiasosopo 2nd Period English IV Macbeth Essay Assignment English drama, as we know it was not always the way it is. It has evolved tremendously since the time of early church plays.
		Michael Cant Macbeth - Character Study Macbeth is presented as a mature man of definitely established character, successful in certain fields of activity and enjoying an enviable reputation.
		Macbeth and Oedipus Rex Analysis Oedipus Rex and Macbeth are both tragic plays.
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	Advance Titan Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		While the roots of this story can be found in the annals of Scotland’s history — the rise of Gen. MacBeth, who slew his cousin, the Duncan the King of Scotland in 1040 — the repercussions of the thirst for power are nothing new to modern audiences.
		“(Macbeth) is about a man who comes to power through murder, and what happens to him and everybody else as a result of coming to power by corrupt means,” Angwall said.
		In some adaptations of the play, notably Roman Polanski’s 1971 movie version, Lady Macbeth is portrayed as the villain whose sensual prodding and seductive powers entrance Macbeth into his desire to kill his king.
	www.advancetitan.com /story.asp?issue=10907&story=456 (672 words)

	christopher-plummer.com
		The movie has received big raves from most major critics, with a number of reviewers calling it one of the best political thrillers in many years; one of the year's best films, etc. As of this note, the rating is 79 at Metacritic and 80 (94 rating from "cream of the crop" critics) at RT.
		He was in LA working on a movie "Man in the Chair" which is about to go into production in LA according to Variety.
		Bio for the movie Dolores Claiborne (1995)** -->
	www.christopher-plummer.com (2715 words)

	Teen Movie Critic
		But, after reading many of his plays and seeing the movie and stage versions, I would have to say that this is the best version by far.
		Clancy Brown might have been the guy to save this sinking ship of a movie, as the local sheriff brought back from the dead, but even he can't stay afloat all the mean-spirited feeling of the entire movie.
		This is a very violent movie but also a very funny one, so it's no surprise that the story was written by "Pulp Fiction" director Quentin Tarantino.
	www.dreamagic.com /roger/05-15-95.html (676 words)

	Macbeth Movie Review (1972) from Channel 4 Film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In 13th-century Scotland the ruthless Lord Macbeth (Finch) lusts after power - particularly after three witches forecast that he will one day be king.
		Impatient to prove his manhood, Macbeth forcefully seizes the throne of Scotland with the assistance of his scheming wife Lady Macbeth (Annis).
		It is also wildly inventive - in taking the action away from a conventional theatrical style and out into the real world, Polanski has increased the film's barbaric realism and fills the screen with blood, mud and brooding atmosphere.
	www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=105600 (241 words)

	Macbeth - DVD Movie Central
		From here as a result of his ambition, the prophecy of the witches and the goading of his wife, the seeds of destruction are deeply planted in the mind of MacBeth.
		When MacBeth is passed over by the King for the title Prince of Cumberland, he returns home dejected to prepare for a visit from King Duncan (Nicholas Shelby).
		Considering the acclaim of this Shakespearean adaptation along with the age of the film, and the fact that the three leads remain alive it would seem that a commentary would be included.
	www.dvdmoviecentral.com /ReviewsText/macbeth.htm (643 words)

	Shine: Macbeth. research material: criticism, sources, theatre, music, film, popular culture, teaching
		Macbeth, IV.Iii.140-158, Edward the Confessor, and Holinshed's Chronicle
		Macbeth as a comic; adaptation John McDonald, Classical Comics [http://www.classicalcomics.com/books/macbeth.html]
		Bradley, A.C., chapter on Macbeth from Shakespearean Tragedy (1905).
	pages.unibas.ch /shine/linkstragmacbethwf.html (560 words)

	Macbeth (1971): Jon Finch, Nicholas Selby, Francesca Annis, Roman Polanski
		Macbeth (1971): Jon Finch, Nicholas Selby, Francesca Annis, Roman Polanski
		"Made shortly after the Sharon Tate murders, there's a disturbing resonance when Macbeth's gang of wild-eyed assassins butchers noble MacDuff's wife and children.
		"Macbeth is dark, malignant, shot through with the most upsetting and gut-wrenching violence you will ever see in a major-studio release."
	ofcs.rottentomatoes.com /movie-1012952/reviews.php (147 words)

	Universal Edition Music Publisher - Dmitri Schostakowitsch - Biography
		After his recovery he works as pianist in a silent movie theatre.
		Starts to compose the opera The Nose; 2nd Symphony; first soundtrack to the silent movie The new Babylon.
		By order of the Central Committee of the Communist Party the work Lady Macbeth and the ballet Der helle Bach were fiercely attacked in the newspaper Prawda“.
	www.universaledition.com /truman/en_templates/view.php3?f_id=11662&spr=en (585 words)

	Macbeth, a CurtainUp review
		Macbeth seems to be getting more and more contemporary all the time.
		The result is a highly accessible Macbeth, not the psychologically nuanced character study purists prefer, but an action packed, bloody tale of warriors of whom Macbeth just happens to be the one committing the major high crimes and misdemeanors.
		Attuned as they are to super heroes and villains, this Macbeth might just induce them to read the play with anticipation rather than groans when it comes up on their required reading list in high school.
	www.curtainup.com /macbpub.html (946 words)

	The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord siezes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
		Revealing mistakes: When Macbeth dines after Banquo's death, time freezes for 5-10 seconds as Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost sitting at the table.
		This is achieved by the other actors freezing in place until Macbeth drops his chalice.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0067372 (896 words)

	Macbeth (1971)
		When this version of Macbeth was released in 1971 and it was noted that Hugh Hefner and the Playboy empire had a stake in it, it was roundly rejected as a serious Shakespeare film.
		Jon Finch's Macbeth is reluctant to become involved with the witches, who here are portrayed as old and blind, middle aged, and young and nubile.
		But perhaps the most spectacular surprise is the rolling of Macbeth's head down the lane after it is severed from his body.
	www.enotes.com /william-shakespeare/macbeth-1971 (449 words)

	Macbeth (1971) - Moviefone
		Synopsis: Perhaps William Shakespeare meant to have Lady Macbeth perform her sleepwalking scene in the nude -- it was this X-rated scene and the film's...
		The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) The Tragedy of Macbeth on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
		Upon its theatrical release in October 1971, Macbeth received mixed reviews from critics.
	movies.aol.com /movie/macbeth-1971/25548/main (127 words)

	Macbeth Movie Review, DVD Release - Filmcritic.com
		Roman Polanski has seen his share of violence in the real world, so it’s not too surprising that the Shakespearian play he opted to direct was Macbeth, which follows a series of bloody murders and a rapidly descent into madness.
		Polanski is more concerned with creating an oppressive mood of mundane evil -- the type of world where people don't have very much ambition, and if they do pursue something their motivations are as muddled and unclear as their actions.
		When Macbeth realizes, finally, that he may be in over his head, his decisions are made like animals in danger protecting their own skin.
	filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/VideoHome/B53ABF797A59E6F288256BB10072961D/?OpenDocument (446 words)

	MRC FilmFinder-Full Record: MacBeth (Polanski)
		Whether that assessment has any validity or not is irrelevant to the fact that this version of MacBeth is actually thrilling to watch.
		The decision to go with young attractive actors in the roles of MacBeth and Lady MacBeth was a good one.
		Francesca Annis is a lovely Lady MacBeth especially in the moments when her guilt makes her become distracted.
	www.lib.unc.edu /house/mrc/films/full.php?film_id=8949 (253 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Macbeth [1971]: DVD: Jon Finch,Francesca Annis,Martin Shaw,Terence Bayler,John Stride,Nicholas ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Roman Polanski's adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth remains one of the most infamous for a number of reasons: the copious amounts of bloody gore, its expert use of location settings (filmed in North Wales) and Lady Macbeth's nude sleepwalking scene.
		Roman Polanski’s adaptation of Macbeth remains one of the most infamous for a number of reasons: the copious amounts of bloody gore, its expert use of location settings (filmed in North Wales), and Lady Macbeth’s nude sleepwalking scene.
		Pictorially it is entrancing, and there is that sense of the poetic in the gothic aspect of the tale, the evil of Macbeth, and the three witches, whom I just love, along with Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Macbeth-Jon-Finch/dp/B00005UWUE (1785 words)

	Sobran Column -- Shakespeare and the Directors
		The truth is that they are too unimaginative to enter into his world, where the feudal and the supernatural co-exist naturally.
		Macbeth himself, played by Jon Finch, is a handsome young warrior whose wife, played by Francesca Annis, has a delicate beauty rarely brought to the role of Lady Macbeth.
		As Macbeth’s hired murderers invade the house, Macduff’s young son says, “He has killed me, mother,” and blood suddenly dribbles like a small fountain from the wound in the back of his neck.
	www.sobran.com /columns/2002/021112.shtml (644 words)

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