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1954 live television adaptation by George Schaefer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Macbeth is a live television adaptation of the William Shakespeare play presented as the November 28, 1954 episode of the American anthology series Hallmark Hall of Fame.[1][2][3][4][5] Directed by George Schaefer, and starring Maurice Evans and Dame Judith Anderson, the production was telecast in color, but has only been preserved on black-and-white kinescope.[6]
Macbeth | |
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Based on | Macbeth by William Shakespeare |
Directed by | George Schaefer |
Starring | |
Music by | Lehman Engel |
Original release | |
Release | November 28, 1954 |
In 1960, Evans and Anderson starred in a filmed made-for-television production of the play, also directed by Schaefer for the Hallmark Hall of Fame, but with an entirely different supporting cast. That production was filmed in color on location in Scotland, and was released theatrically in Europe.
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