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Macbeth II: The Themes of Macbeth

Macbeth II: The Themes of Macbeth

1964Short⏱️ 27m
ShortDrama

The second installment in a three part documentary in which actor-director Douglas Campbell voices his thoughts about how he would stage "Macbeth".

Director
John Barnes
Writers
Douglas Campbell, William Shakespeare
Stars
Douglas Campbell, Duncan Lamont, William Squire
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Douglas Campbell
as Self (commentator)
Duncan Lamont
Duncan Lamont
as Macduff
William Squire
William Squire
as Macbeth
Gudrun Ure
Gudrun Ure
as Lady Macbeth

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Encyclopædia Britannica Films

🏷️ Keywords

shakespeare's macbethbased on playcharacter name in title

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Explanations
by boblipton2025-06-03

"In the second of three half-hour lectures, actor-director Douglas Campbell speaks of the events in MACBETH leading to the various murders committed, and what it says of each character involved. The three shorts make up a whole, yet their titles indicate in what order they should be presented. Interestingly, this, the second in order, was actually released third. Was there some reason for this, or is it simply poor record-keeping? It's impossible to say. Despite the title, this is not really a classroom examination of the themes of MacBeth, so much as it is an examination of the characte..."

📖 Synopsis

The second installment in a three part documentary in which actor-director Douglas Campbell voices his thoughts about how he would stage "Macbeth".