Macbeth(1960 American film)

Macbethis a 1960 television film adaptation of theWilliam Shakespeareplaypresented as the November 20, 1960 episode of the Americananthology seriesHallmark Hall of Fame.The series' second production of the play was, likethe 1954 live telecast,also directed byGeorge Schaefer,and again starred English-born American actorMaurice Evansand Australian actressJudith Anderson.The supporting cast, however, was different, consisting entirely of British actors, and was filmed on location in Scotland; the 1954 version had used a mostly American cast.

Macbeth
Based onMacbeth
byWilliam Shakespeare
Written byAnthony Squire
Directed byGeorge Schaefer
Starring
Music byRichard Addinsell
Production
ProducersPhil C. Samuel
George Schaefer
CinematographyF. A. Young
EditorRalph Kemplen
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseNovember 20, 1960(1960-11-20)

Production

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Filmed in color, the program was described in a contemporary publication as the "[m]ost expensive TV show of all time, costing $1,200,000."[1]

Internationally, this version was treated as a feature film, and was released theatrically in Europe. It was entered into the11th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

This television film won fivePrimetime Emmy Awardsat the13th annual award ceremony,held in 1961.

Principal cast

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Primetime Emmy Awards

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At the13th Primetime Emmy Awardsceremony, the top show of the night was theNBCanthologyHallmark Hall of Famefor this production ofMacbeth.It won in all of its nominated categories, tying the record (since broken) of five major awards.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Abbott, Peter (December 1960)."What's New on the East Coast".TV Radio Mirror.55(1): 8.RetrievedDecember 2,2014.
  2. ^"IMDB.com: Awards for Macbeth".imdb.com.RetrievedJanuary 23,2010.
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