Shakespeare in Performance: Film
The Scottish Tragedy (1984, Mike Crisp)
| Title | The Scottish Tragedy |
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| Year | 1984 |
| Release Locations | GB |
| Director | Mike Crisp |
| Medium | Video |
| Length | 30 mins |
| Play Connections | Macbeth (documentary) |
Description
Shows the hazards of going out on location with a film, presumably exacerbated when the film is Macbeth. Among theatre people Macbeth is often superstitiously regarded as a notoriously unlucky show. Theatre legend is full of horror stories about assorted disasters accompanying its production. Most recently the Glenda Jackson/Christopher Plummer 1988 Macbeth, though a commercial success on the Broadway stage, endured more than its share of misfortunes, according to press accounts. An absorbing murder/mystery by Marvin Kaye, Bullets for Macbeth (New York: Dutton, 1976) capitalizes on this tradition of hard luck
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Mike Crisp |
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Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell