Directed by: Jeremy Freeston

"Winner of the 30th US International Film and Video Festival"

The first major film production for a quarter of a century, Macbeth is authentically set in eleventh century Scotland, this epic, award winning production conjures a world of grim battlefields, desolate moors, forbidding castles and haunted caverns.

viewer's comments:


- There still are good actors around!
Excellent performance. There still are good actors around! Also great directing and photography. Very true to Shakespear, and a 'must' for all Shakespear fans. Macbeth (Jason Connery) moved me to tears with his final monolog (out brief candle, out)He gave the sphere of moral decay and dark forces a human face, which makes it the more interesting. Helen Baxendale is a very credible lady Macbeth who can be very cheerfull at times and sometimes she just looks like a naughty girl, but deadly in her taste for blood and evil. If you love death and decay, and Shakespears lyrics... this is the one.


- superb production
This low budget production of Macbeth brought the play back to life again and is by far the best version I have watched. Jason Connery and Helen Baxendale are superb in their roles and bring a humanity to their characters that makes you feel with them. There is solid support, in particular from Graham McTavish, Iain Stuart Robertson, Kenneth Bryans and Jock Ferguson is brilliant as the porter. Jeremy Freeman makes a good job of his directorial debut, and should go far. This film is well worth watching.


- I have just watched this "latest" version of Macbeth and was pleasantly surprised with the solid acting and obvious effort that had to turn a low budget historical piece into a fully fledged watchable movie.

One note however, the music was very lame and added nothing to the intensity of the film and sounded like someone with a keyboard and a bunch of samplers as opposed to a full orchestral score. I think Paul Farrer needs to get his act together!!!

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Connery .... Macbeth
Helen Baxendale .... Lady Macbeth
Graham McTavish .... Banquo
Kenneth Bryans .... Macduff (as Kenny Bryans)
Kern Falconer .... Seyton
Hildegarde Neil .... 1st Witch
Chris Gormlie .... MacDonwald
Jean Trend .... 2nd Witch
Phillipa Peak .... 3rd Witch
Iain Stuart Robertson .... Ross
John Corvin .... Duncan
Ross Dunsmore .... Malcolm
Paul MacDonald .... Donalbain
Phil Wallace .... Lennox
Dominic Borrelli .... Angus


Runtime: 155 min
Country: UK
Language: English
Color: Color