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Macbeth. : a Mercury production.
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Macbeth. : a Mercury production.

Author: Jeannette NolanDan O'HerlihyRoddy McDowallWilliam ShakespeareOrson WellesAll authors
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, ©1988.
Series: Collectors classics
Edition/Format:   VHS video : VHS tape   Visual material : EnglishView all editions and formats
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In this classic story of murder, witchcraft, and revenge, Macbeth, driven by overwhelming ambition and an unscrupulous wife murders the King of Scotland and claims the throne for himself. He begins a violent reign of terror and execution in a desperate attempt to maintain his power. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife rapidly descend into the depths of madness and paranoia as the weight of their  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Video recordings
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Jeannette Nolan; Dan O'Herlihy; Roddy McDowall; William Shakespeare; Orson Welles; Republic Pictures Corporation.; Mercury (Firm)
ISBN: 1555261477 9781555261474
OCLC Number: 316967369
Notes: VHS.
"VHS 2514".
This videorecording is based on the restored film version by the UCLA Film Archives and the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Based on a play by William Shakespeare.
Originally released as motion picture by Republic Pictures in 1948.
Credits: Director, Orson Welles ; music, Jacques Ibert.
Cast: Orson Welles, Jeannette Nolan, Dan O'Herlithy, Roddy McDowall, Edgar Barrier, Alan Napier.
Description: 1 videocassette (112 mn.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
Series Title: Collectors classics
Other Titles: Macbeth (Motion picture).

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In this classic story of murder, witchcraft, and revenge, Macbeth, driven by overwhelming ambition and an unscrupulous wife murders the King of Scotland and claims the throne for himself. He begins a violent reign of terror and execution in a desperate attempt to maintain his power. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife rapidly descend into the depths of madness and paranoia as the weight of their crimes proves their undoing.

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