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Macbeth (1971)
The life of a young courageous warrior, Macbeth, who has a greedy wife that asks him to kill the king to have the throne, has been changed completely, when he meets three witches, whom told him that he is the next king.
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September 23, 2014
I don't know that there's a clear winner in the contest for Roman Polanski's bleakest depiction of human nature. But "Macbeth" is indisputably in the running.
December 06, 2009
Polanski's worldview of brutish power-plays couldn't be more at home in Shakespeare's medieval times
August 17, 2010
a bloody, rip-roaring good time
September 29, 2014
It's a model of how to stay true to Shakespeare and film without sacrificing one for the other, and if that wasn't evident in 1971, it ought to be obvious now.
May 12, 2012
If you're a fan of Shakespeare or Polanski, you won't want to miss this.
October 23, 2004
This is an original film by an original film artist, and not an 'interpretation.'
September 23, 2014
not only represents an apex of Polanski's darkest sensibilities, but it is one of the most fascinating of Shakespearean adaptations
March 26, 2009
Does Polanski's Macbeth work? Not especially, but it was an admirable try.
May 04, 2004
The film's bear-baiting, barnyard pageantry is less convincing than its clammy locations.
April 19, 2016
A masterful adaptation of a master by a master.
June 24, 2006
Polanski's evident desire to elicit understated, naturalistic performances from his cast also underplays the poetry of the play...
July 03, 2008
The wide-screen visuals swamp the dialogue, and the thematics have been turned inside out -- but that's what movie adaptations ought to do.
