Macbeth (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

Roman Polanski (ROSEMARY'S BABY) imbues his unflinchingly violent adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of ruthless ambition and murder in medieval Scotland with grit and dramatic intensity. Jon Finch (FRENZY) and Francesca Annis (DUNE) are charged with fury and sex appeal as a decorated warrior rising in the ranks and his driven wife, scheming together to take the throne by any means. Co-adapted by Polanski and the great theater critic and dramaturge Kenneth Tynan, and shot against a series of stunning, stark British Isle landscapes, this version of Macbeth is among the most atmospheric and authentic of all Shakespeare films.

Starring: Stephen Chase, Vic Abbott, Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, John Stride, Nicholas Selby, Stephan Chase, Roman Polanski, Kenneth Tynan, Andrew Laurence, Aud Johansen, Christina Paul, Frank Wylie, Geoffrey Reed, Jane Kells, Josephine Barstow, Keith Chegwin, Keith Erwen, Kostas Paskalis, Mark Dignam, Terence Mountain, Noel Davis, Paul Shelley, Maisie MacFarquhar, Elsie Taylor, Noelle Rimmington, Sydney Bromley, Richard Pearson, Michael Balfour, Andrew McCulloch, Bernard Archard, Bruce Purchase, Diane Fletcher, Roy Jones, Ian Hogg, William Hobbs, Alf Joint, Howard Lang, David Ellison, Olga Anthony, John Gordon

Director: Andrew Braunsberg, Paul Williams, Richard Hillman, Roman Polanski, Timothy Burrill, Victor Lownes II