Macbeth
Seen it?2004 | 164 min | Music
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 44 min.
Carlos Álvarez takes the title role in the first of Verdi's Shakespearean operas, with Maria Guleghina as the manipulative wife whose desire to gain the Scottish throne drives her husband to murder and leaves both with blood on their hands. Bruno Campanella conducts the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in the 2004 recording of Phyllida Lloyd's powerful production, first staged at London's Royal Opera House.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Won 2 BAFTAs: British Academy Film Awards: Best Costume Design, British Academy Film Awards: Best Film. Also nominated for 1 more BAFTA.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 80K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Phyllida Lloyd
- Carlos ÁlvarezMacbeth
- Maria GuleghinaLady Macbeth
- Roberto ScandiuzziBanquo
- Begoña AlberdiLady-in-waiting
- Marco BertiMacduff
- Javier PalaciosMalcolm
- Ferran IlariFleance
- Štefan KocánPhysician
- Josep FerrerManservant
- Francisco SantiagoAssassin