Macbeth (Hallmark Hall of Fame 1960)

"Macbeth"
Hallmark Hall of Fame episode
Episode no. Season 10
Episode 2
Directed by George Schaefer
Written by William Shakespeare
George Schaefer
Anthony Squire (adaptation)
Produced by Phil C. Samuel
George Schaefer
Featured music Richard Addinsell
Cinematography by F. A. Young
Editing by Ralph Kemplen
Original air date November 20, 1960 (1960-11-20)
Guest appearance(s)
Episode chronology

Macbeth is a 1960 television film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play presented as the November 20, 1960 episode of the American anthology series Hallmark Hall of Fame. The series' second production of the play was, like the 1954 live telecast, also directed by George Schaefer, and again starred Maurice Evans and the Australian-born Judith Anderson. The supporting cast, however, was different, consisting entirely of British actors, and was filmed on location in Scotland; the 1954 version had used a mostly American cast.

Production

Filmed in color, the program was described in a contemporary publication as the "[m]ost expensive TV show of all time, costing $1,200,000."[1]

Internationally, this version was treated as a feature film, and was released theatrically in Europe. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

This television film won five Primetime Emmy Awards at the 13th annual award ceremony, held in 1961.

Principal cast

Primetime Emmy Awards

At the 13th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, the top show of the night was the NBC anthology Hallmark Hall of Fame for this production of Macbeth. It won in all of its nominated categories, tying the record (since broken) of five major awards.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Abbott, Peter (December 1960). "What's New on the East Coast". TV Radio Mirror. 55 (1): 8. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "IMDB.com: Awards for Macbeth". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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