Product Details

• Actors: Alec McCowen, Brian Cox, Zoë Wanamaker, Laurence Payne, Patrick Brennan
• Directors: Dave Edwards, Nikolai Serebryakov
• Writers: Leon Garfield, William Shakespeare
• Producers: Dave Edwards, Christopher Grace, Elizabeth Babakhina, Peter Orton
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony
• VHS Release Date: April 19, 1995
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302682282
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,631 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Animated version of the classic Shakespearian ghost tale.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable!, February 5, 2000

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Luke Hale - See all my reviews

This review is from: Macbeth [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A wonderful animated adaption of the bard's play (Though it may not be entirely suitable for children). The film's startling animation perfectly matches the tone of the play. It is truly a pity that it is no longer on video.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All Shakespeare should be made like this., June 20, 2001

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darragh o'donoghue - See all my reviews

This review is from: Macbeth [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This fabulous animated version of Shakespeare's play is second only to Orson Welles. Naturally it is freed from the constraints of the stage and real actors, and there is an exciting paciness impossible in more ponderous live action. But it is also freed from the text; rather, it translates Shakespeare's vivid word-painting into actual visuals, releasing the playwright's multi-layered, intricately textured art from a verbosity unlikely to be understood without studying the play beforehand. Visually, the film is a startling mixture of Greek tragedy, dark Gothic and violent hallucination, and there is a satisfying goriness about the murder scenes, with their dripping aftermaths, you just can't get with clever angles and chocolate sauce.