Macbeth (2010 film)

Macbeth
DVD cover
Written by	William Shakespeare (original play)
Directed by	Rupert Goold
Starring	Patrick Stewart Kate Fleetwood
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Mark Bell David Horn
Producer(s)	Sebastian Grant John Wyver
Editor(s)	Trevor Waite
Cinematography	Sam McCurdy
Running time	160 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC Four
First shown in	2010

The 2010 television version of Macbeth was broadcast on BBC Four on 12 December 2010. It was directed by Rupert Goold from his stage adaptation for the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2007. It starred Patrick Stewart in the title role, with Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth. The film specifically evokes the atmosphere of the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin, with subtle parallels between Stalin and Macbeth in their equally brutal quests for power. The three witches likewise receive an update in keeping with the 20th century aesthetics, appearing as hospital nurses. Their presence is pervasive throughout the film, punctuating the horror of Macbeth's murderous reign. The film was filmed entirely on location at Welbeck Abbey.

Cast

Principal cast:^[1]

Macbeth - Patrick Stewart
Lady Macbeth - Kate Fleetwood
Banquo - Martin Turner
Macduff - Michael Feast
Malcolm - Scott Handy
Donalbain - Ben Carpenter
Duncan / Doctor -- Paul Shelley
Lady Macduff - Suzanne Burden
Lennox - Mark Rawlings
Ross - Tim Treloar
Angus - Bill Nash
Old Seyward / Murderer - Christopher Knott
Porter - Christopher Patrick Nolan
Fleance - Bertie Gilbert

Awards

Patrick Stewart at the 71st Annual Peabody Awards

The film won a Peabody Award for 2010.^[2] In addition, Patrick Stewart was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.

References

↑ Radio Times 11–17 December 2010
↑ COMPLETE LIST OF RECIPIENTS OF THE 70th ANNUAL PEABODY AWARDS from peabody.uga.edu

External links

William Shakespeare's Macbeth

Characters	Macbeth Lady Macbeth Banquo Macduff King Duncan Malcolm Donalbain Three Witches Fleance Lady Macduff Macduff's son Young Siward

Inspirations	Macbeth, King of Scotland Gruoch of Scotland Duncan I of Scotland Malcolm III of Scotland Donald III of Scotland Siward, Earl of Northumbria

Sources	The Witch Holinshed's Chronicles Darraðarljóð

Film	1908 1909 (French) 1909 (Italian) 1911 1913 1915 1916 1922 1948 1971 2006 2015 Cancelled (Olivier)

Television	1954 1960 1961 1978 1983 1992 2005 2010

TV / film adaptations	The Real Thing at Last (1916) Joe MacBeth (1955) Throne of Blood (1957) Macbeth (Verdi opera) (1987) Men of Respect (1990) Scotland, PA (2001) Maqbool (2003) Shakespeare Must Die (2012)

Plays	Voodoo Macbeth (1936) MacBird! (1967) uMabatha (1970) Macbett (1972) Cahoot's Macbeth (1979) MacHomer (1995) Sleep No More (2003) Sleep No More (2009) Dunsinane (2010) Sleep No More (2011) Just Macbeth!

Operas	Macbeth (1847, Verdi) discography Macbeth (1910, Bloch)

Literary adaptations	Wyrd Sisters (1988) The Last King of Scotland (1998) The Tragedy of Macbeth Part II (2008)

Albums	Music from Macbeth (1972) Macbeth (1990) Thane to the Throne (2000) Shakespeare's Macbeth – A Tragedy in Steel (2003) Lady Macbeth (2005)

Art	Pity (1795) The Night of Enitharmon's Joy (1795) Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (1889)

Scenes and speeches	"On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth" (1823) Sleepwalking Scene (5.1) "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow"

Words and phrases	"What's done is done" "Crack of doom" "The good doctor" "Strange but true" The Scottish Play Thane of Cawdor

Story within a story	We Work Again Light Thickens The Deadly Affair "The Movies" "Sleeping with the Enemy" "The Shower Principle" Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine The Scottish Play Burke & Hare

Episodes	"A Witch's Tangled Hare" (1959, Looney Tunes) "The Bellero Shield" (1964, The Outer Limits) "Sense and Senility" (1987, Blackadder the Third) "The Coup" (2006, The Office) "Dial "N" for Nerder" (2008, The Simpsons) "The Understudy" (2014, Inside No. 9)

Other	Macbeth (Strauss) The Scottish Play Piano Trios, Op. 70 (Beethoven) The Ruins of Cawdor House of Cards (UK, 1990) House of Cards (US, 2013–present) Four Great Women and a Manicure

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