Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter star in a highly-acclaimed screen version of William Shakespeare's classic story of tyranny and ambition. On the stage this Royal Shakespeare Company presentation was universally lauded. Following sell-out seasons at Statford's Swan Theatre and in London, the production played Japan and in the United States, where The New York Times praised director Gregory Doran's interpretation as a "harrowing and disturbingly funny parable for the dawn of the 21st century". To make this compelling screen version, Gregory Doran worked with all of the original cast and filmed at London's Roundhouse. Brilliantly shot by director of photography Ernie Vincze, the production uses the edgy techniques of fly-on-the-wall documentaries. The effect is raw, intimate and strikingly dynamic.
Antony Sher
as Macbeth
Harriet Walter
as Lady Macbeth
Joseph O'Conor
as King Duncan
Nigel Cooke
as Macduff
Richard Armitage
as Angus
Ken Bones
as Banquo
John Dougall
as Malcolm
Paul Webster
as Ross
Stephen Noonan
as Porter / Seyton
Polly Kemp
as Gentlewoman / Weird Sister
Diane Beck
as Lady Macduff / Weird Sister
Guy Moore
as Lennox
