Macbeth

Macbeth (1964)

For the first time on the giant screen in blazing TECHNICOLOR!

Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a different supporting cast.

Date of release
1964-03-16
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
TV Movie, Drama
Director
George Schaefer

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Macbeth

Macbeth is a 1960 television film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play presented as the November 20, 1960 episode of the American anthology series Hallmark Hall of Fame. The series' second production of the play was, like the 1954 live telecast, also directed by George Schaefer, and again starred English-born American actor Maurice Evans and Australian actress Judith Anderson. The supporting cast, however, was different, consisting entirely of British actors, and was filmed on location in Scotland; the 1954 version had used a mostly American cast.

Production

Filmed in color, the program was described in a contemporary publication as the "[m]ost expensive TV show of all time, costing $1,200,000."

Internationally, this version was treated as a feature film, and was released theatrically in Europe. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.

This television film won five Primetime Emmy Awards at the 13th annual award ceremony, held in 1961.

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