Macbeth (1987 film)

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Macbeth
Directed by Claude d'Anna
Written by Claude d'Anna
Francesco Maria Piave
William Shakespeare
Produced byHenry Lange
Starring Leo Nucci
CinematographyPierre Dupouey
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Release date
  • 18 May 1987 (1987-05-18)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageItalian

Macbeth is a 1987 French film of Verdi's opera Macbeth (libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on Shakespeare's play). Directed by Claude d'Anna, it was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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  1. "Festival de Cannes: Macbeth". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 July 2009.