#Macbeth 1948 archive

Yates and Republic Pictures’ ‘The Two Macbeths' - an essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum.

#Macbeth 1948 archive

Includes 19 versions Audio commentary with Welles biographer Joseph McBride ‘Welles and Shakespeare’ - an interview with Welles scholar Professor Michael Anderegg ‘Adapting Shakespeare on Film’- a conversation with directors Carlo Carlei (ROMEO & JULIET)) and Billy Morrissette (SCOTLAND, PA) Excerpt from WE WORK AGAIN, a 1937 WPA documentary containing scenes from Welles’ Federal Theatre Project production of Macbeth ‘That Was Orson Welles’ - an interview with Welles’ close friend and co-author, Peter Bogdanovich ‘Restoring Macbeth’ - an interview with former UCLA Film & Television Archive Preservation Officer Bob Gitt ‘Free Republic: The Story of Herbert J. Disc features: New High-Definition digital restoration The Olive Films version is available on Blu-ray (Region A) and DVD (NTSC region 1). MACBETH VAUDOU (9 minutes) Preceded with an introduction by François Thomas this shows the only four minutes filmed of ‘Voodoo Macbeth’, staged by Orson Welles in 1936 with Afro-American actors MACBETH: ENREGISTREMENTS DISCOGRAPHIQUE (78 mn) Directed by Orson Welles in 1940, with the actors of the Mercury Theatre. An interview with Stuart Seide, theatre director. (14 minutes) An analysis of the film’s design and sets by Jean-Pierre Berthomé, using the sketches and drawings of Orson Welles LE BRUIT ET LA FUREUR (14 minutes). Extras include: 'MACBETH MAUDIT' (25 minutes) A personal lecture on the film by Denis Lavant LES DEUX 'MACBETH' D’ORSON WELLES (27 minutes)Īn analysis by Welles expert François Thomas WELLES ET SHAKESPEARE (14 minutes) An analysis by Welles expert Jean-Pierre Berthomé. Released on DVD and Blu-ray by Carlotta Films (France, 2014) (includes both long and short versions) with removeable subtitles.

Technical information Black-and-white / Sound Year of production 1948 Notes 2003 Second Sight DVD version, with 17 scenes, features ‘Orson Welles’ Ghost Story: Return to Glennascaul’ scene selection interactive menus. Language English Country United States Medium Film Digital versatile disk.

The video and DVDs are fully restored versions of Orson Welles’ MACBETH, based on his Mercury Theatre production. Alternative title Macbeth (1948) Synopsis Feature film adaptation of the Welles’s B-movie production.