MACBETH
Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw
Columbia Pictures; Directed by Roman Polanski
Rated R; 140 minutes; 1971
Macbeth (Jon Finch) kills a king and takes his place as ruler of a barbaric Scottish society in Roman Polanski’s violent and grisly film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. When consumed by the guilt and horror of what he has done, Macbeth literally loses his head.
REVIEWS
"Gripping . . . Great example of film storytelling."
- Leonard Maltin
"A worthy addition to the Bard's cinematic canon."
- Dan Jardine, APOLLO GUIDE