Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Macbeth (1947, Thomas A. Blair)
| Title | Macbeth |
|---|---|
| Year | 1947 |
| Release Locations | USA |
| Director | Thomas A. Blair |
| Medium | Black & white video |
| Length | 1 hrs, 13 mins |
| Languages | English |
| Audience | general public |
| Play Connections | Macbeth (interpretation) |
Description
Another of David Bradley's low budget, amateur Shakespeare films. As with his Julius Caesar, Bradley produced the movie on an incredibly slim budget, this time spending about $5000. The film was produced in and around the environs of Northwestern University near Chicago and made considerable use of student talent and home-made costumes, which, according to Peter Morris, were designed by Charlton Heston. Ironically the film career of this most promising young producer did not flourish when in later life he turned to making commercial films. Katz records Bradley's last film, The Madmen of Mandoras, as having been made in 1963
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Thomas A. Blair |
|---|---|
| Producer | David Bradley |
| Screenplay | David Bradley |
| Adaptor/Translator | David Bradley |
| Costumes | Charlton Heston |
| Lighting | David Bradley |
| Production | David Bradley |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell