Violent, blood-soaked and filled with nudity, Roman Polanski's 1971 film version of "Macbeth" was intended to be a cinematic jolt -- a raw, realistic portrayal of medieval power plays that would ...

Later, Polanski has Lady Macbeth, a very fine Francesca Annis, do her sleepwalking “out damn spot” soliloquy in the nude. But those looking for a leering male gaze won’t find it.

Roman Polanski’s movie of Shakespeare’s Macbeth was almost given an X rating by British film censors, who feared its bloody scenes reflected the brutal killing of the director’s wife.

In Roman Polanski’s 1971 version of Shakespeare’s most accessible play, “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” Jon Finch played the title character while Francesca Annis portrayed Lady Macbeth ...

Hartford Stage is performing “Macbeth” (excuse me, “The Scottish Play”) in repertory this season, and in that spirit, Cinestudio in Hartford is showing two filmed versions of Shakespeare ...

Macbeth is a violent interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Set on the Northumberland coast, it is directed by Roman Polanski. Roman Polanski has made two films in Northumberland ...

“ROMAN POLANSKI’S MACBETH: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray widescreen and DVD widescreen, 1971, unrated, violence, brief nudity Best extra: “Toil and Trouble: Making &#821… ...

Certainly, there’s been no shortage of heavy hitters: Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa (Throne Of Blood), and Roman Polanski all tackled Macbeth between 1948 and 1971, in each case with a robust ...

On November 4, Amis presents a screening of Roman Polanski’s Macbeth at BAMcinématek. I spoke to Amis on the phone about Polanski, Shakespeare, and the nature of adaptations.

However, once Fassbender allows Macbeth’s famously insular, ever-intensifying madness seep into his performance, the film as a whole tightens its grip upon the viewer until it cannot be broken.

Watch: Roman Polanski Talks Making 'Macbeth,' Shakespeare Adaptations & More In Criterion Collection Feature ...