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  • The Scottish Play (2001)
  • Documentary
The Scottish Play (2001)
Documentary

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow...A tale for today. Dealing with the English and the struggle for the soul of Scotland. An award winning feature length documentary inspired by Shakespeare's most definitive existential statement of the ...See moreTomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow...A tale for today. Dealing with the English and the struggle for the soul of Scotland. An award winning feature length documentary inspired by Shakespeare's most definitive existential statement of the nihilism of power. Macbeth's astonishing text has delivered some of the most remarkable performances and interpretations of the Bard's work seen in the history of screen. The film looks at work by AKIRA KUROSAWA, ANDRZEJ WAJDA, ROMAN POLANSKI, PETER HALL, ORSON WELLES and many more. It features interviews and performances from some of the greatest actors who had played the Thane including SEAN CONNERY, ALBERT FINNEY, JOHN GIELGUD, IAN McKELLEN and PETER O'TOOLE. See less
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Director
Writers
Michael Bogdanov (screenplay) | Victor Glynn (screenplay) | William Shakespeare (play)
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Updated Jan 31, 2001

Release date
Jan 2001 (United Kingdom)

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31 cast members
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Daniel Alvarado
Macbeth (archive footage) Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Rei Asami
Lady Macbeth (archive footage) Lady Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Carmelo Bene
Macbeth (archive footage) Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Zoe Caldwell
Lady Macbeth (archive footage) Lady Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Tôru Emori
Macbeth (archive footage) Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Oleg Garbuz
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John Gielgud
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Victor Glynn
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Jane Lapotaire
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Tadeusz Lomnicki
Macbeth (archive footage) Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Silvia Pasello
Lady Macbeth (archive footage) Lady Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Sybil Thorndike
Lady Macbeth (archive footage) Lady Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Dorothy Tutin
Lady Macbeth (archive footage) Lady Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Voytek
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Don Warrington
Macbeth (archive footage) Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Nicol Williamson
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Isuzu Yamada
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Magdalena Zawadzka
Lady Macbeth (archive footage) Lady Macbeth (archive footage)   See fewer
Tatyana Zhdanova
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