The Tragedy Of Macbeth(1971) The end of Macbeth

Historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski and cowritten by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. A film adaptation of William Shakespeare s tragedy of the same name, it tells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and Proud Macbeth (Jon Finch) and his powermad wife (Francesca Annis) plot to murder King Duncan (Nicholas Selby) and usurp the throne of Scotland, despite the increasing suspicions of Macbeth s rival, Macduff (Terence Baylor), and his onceloyal friend Banquo (Martin Shaw). Roman Polanski directed this violent and sexualized revision of William Shakespeare s tragedy of madness and political intrigue, financed by executive producer Hugh Hefner, publisher of Playboy Distributed by Columbia Pictures.