Film

Macbeth

1987 · 2h 13m

IMDb

7.4

This production of Giuseppi Verdi's opera based on Macbeth, the famed play by William Shakespeare, is a musical succès d'estime but falls short in the cinematic arena. Shirley Verrett stars as the murderous and ambitious Lady Macbeth, Leo Nucci co-stars as her similarly ambitious but slightly more scrupulous husband, who has the good grace to feel some horror at his deeds before he does them. The entire opera was filmed inside a Belgian castle, and some of the smaller parts are obviously lip-synched to pre-recorded music.

Shirley Verrett

Lady Macbeth

Leo Nucci

Macbeth

Samuel Ramey

Banco (voice)

Johan Leysen

Banco

• Claude d'AnnaDirector

Release date

April 17, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 13m