The Criterion Collection has released a new clip from the exclusive new documentary
Toil and Troube: Making Macbeth, which appears on the new Blu-ray release of
Macbeth (1971). The classic film was recently restored in 4K.
You can see our listing and review of this release
here.
Official synopsis: Roman Polanski imbues his unflinchingly violent adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of ruthless ambition and murder in medieval Scotland with grit and dramatic intensity. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis are charged with fury and sex appeal as a decorated warrior rising in the ranks and his driven wife, scheming together to take the throne by any means. Coadapted by Polanski and the great theater critic and dramaturge Kenneth Tynan, and shot against a series of stunning, stark British Isle landscapes, this version of Macbeth is among the most atmospheric and authentic of all Shakespeare films.