Macbeth can in fact be viewed as Polanski’s first overtly political film; Chinatown, 2010’s The Ghost Writer, and 2019’s An Officer and a Spy are the others.

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 ...

“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 ...

ROME — Joseph L. Mankiewicz‘s 1955 classic Guys and Dolls, Stolen Kisses (Baisers Volés) from François Truffaut, and Roman Polanski‘s The Tragedy of Macbeth will be among the 21 prominent ...

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.

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

This led to a chance meeting with acclaimed director Roman Polanski, leading to Playboy Productions starting off with one of the playwright's most recognizable works, Macbeth.

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.

If sparse isn’t your thing, you might be a fan of Roman Polanski’s adaptation from 1971. The frame is crowded, full of loud and bloody doings. Jon Finch, in the title role, pouts petulantly ...

Polanski wrought “Macbeth” out of deep despair and psychological depression two years after Sharon Tate was murdered. And this very dark and downbeat version of the Shakespeare tragedy shows ...