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2015 film directed by Justin Kurzel

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Macbeth is a 2015 drama, history, and war film directed by Justin Kurzel and written by Todd Louiso. Based on the work of William Shakespeare, the movie stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Elizabeth Debicki, and David Thewlis as characters including Macduff, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and King Duncan. The production involved StudioCanal, Anton Capital Entertainment, See-Saw Films, Creative Scotland, DMC Film, and Film4 Productions, with distribution handled by Netflix.

The film has a runtime of 113 minutes and was released in France and the United Kingdom. It was rated R and features a tagline stating, "All hail Macbeth that shall be king." The narrative is set in medieval Scotland during the 11th century. Filming locations included Bamburgh Castle, the Isle of Skye, Sligachan, and Ely Cathedral. The original language is English.

Critical reception includes an 80% rating, a 7.3/10 score, and a 71/100 Metascore. The film holds a 6.6 rating on IMDb with 61,224 votes. It received 4 wins and 29 nominations total. The budget was 15,000,000, resulting in revenue of 16,322,067. Jed Kurzel composed the music, while Chris Dickens served as film editor.

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6.4

Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.

Released: 2015-09-22113 minDir: Justin KurzelDrama, WarBudget: $15.0MBox office: $16.3M

Cast

  • Michael Fassbender as Macbeth
  • Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth
  • Paddy Considine as Banquo
  • Sean Harris as Macduff
  • Jack Reynor as Malcolm
  • Elizabeth Debicki as Lady Macduff

Themes

  • scotland
  • medieval
  • 11th century

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

61,224 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

Metacritic

71/100

Year
2015
Runtime
113 min
Genres
Drama, History, War
Rated
R
Awards
4 wins & 29 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
France
Original language
English language
Based on
Macbeth
Screenwriter
Todd Louiso
Composer
Jed Kurzel
Producer
Iain Canning
Production company
StudioCanal
Cinematographer
Adam Arkapaw
Narrative location
Scotland
Duration
113
FilmAffinity ID
619852
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
www.macbeth-lefilm.fr
Image
Cannes 2015 48.jpg
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film editor
Chris Dickens
after a work by
William Shakespeare
costume designer
Jacqueline Durran
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
71/100
publication date
2015-10-29
title
Macbeth
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