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Joe MacBeth is a 1955 British–American crime drama, directed by Ken Hughes [1] and starring Paul Douglas, Ruth Roman and Bonar Colleano. [2] It is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in a 1930s American criminal underworld. The film's plot closely follows that of Shakespeare's original play.
Men of Respect is a 1990 crime drama film, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It stars John Turturro as Mike Battaglia, a Mafia hitman who climbs his way to the top by killing his boss. The film also stars Rod Steiger, Stanley Tucci, Dennis Farina and Peter Boyle and is directed by William C. Reilly.
Scotland, PA is a 2001 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Billy Morrissette as a modernized retelling of Macbeth. [1] The film stars James LeGros, Maura Tierney, and Christopher Walken.
Roman had a good part in England in Joe MacBeth (1955) playing Lady MacBeth, and she was with Van Johnson in The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) and Mayo in Great Day in the Morning (1956). Roman appeared in the Western Rebel in Town (1956) and was top-billed in 5 Steps to Danger (1957).
Macbeth is a thriller novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, a re-telling of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare for a more modern audience. This is part of the Hogarth Shakespeare project. Macbeth was released in April 2018. [1] The book tells the story of Macbeth in a dystopian, imaginary Fife during the 1970s.
It was the third property Frankovich had purchased, the others being Joe MacBeth and ''Wise Guys Never Work. [5] The film would be made by an associated company, Film Locations, run by Maxwell Setton. [6] Laurence Harvey was offered a lead role but turned it down. [7] Lead roles eventually went to Arlene Dahl, Phil Carey and Herbert Marshall. [8]
ShakespeaRe-Told is the umbrella title for a series of four television adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays broadcast on BBC One during November 2005. In a similar manner to the 2003 production of The Canterbury Tales, each play is adapted by a different writer, and relocated to the present day.
Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes [a] [1] (/ f aɪ n z /; born 27 May 1970), [2] known as Joseph Fiennes, is an English actor of film, stage, and television.Fiennes is particularly known for his versatility and period pieces.