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Joe MacBeth
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Ken Hughes
Written by
Ken Hughes Philip Yordan
Based on
the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Produced by
M.J. Frankovich George Maynard (executive producer)
Starring
Paul Douglas Ruth Roman Bonar Colleano
Cinematography
Basil Emmott
Edited by
Peter Rolfe Johnson
Music by
Trevor Duncan
Production company
Film Locations
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release dates
18 October 1955 (1955-10-18) (UK)
February 1956 (1956-02) (USA)
Running time
90 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Joe MacBeth is a 1955 British–American crime drama, directed by Ken Hughes[1] and starring Paul Douglas, Ruth Roman and Bonar Colleano.[2] It is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in a 1930s American criminal underworld. The film's plot closely follows that of Shakespeare's original play.[3][4][5] It has been called "the first really stand out movie" of Hughes' career.[6]
A similar adaptation, Men of Respect, was released in 1990, starring John Turturro, Rod Steiger and Dennis Farina.
^Shakespeare & Williams 2006, p. 29.
^"BFI | Film & TV Database | JOE MACBETH (1954)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
^Jackson 2007, pp. 310–311.
^Mayer 2003, p. 216.
^Hatchuel, Sarah; Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie; Bladen, Victoria (2014). Shakespeare on screen : Macbeth (in French). Rouen: University of Rouen Press. ISBN 979-1024000381.
^Vagg, Stephen (14 November 2020). "Ken Hughes Forgotten Auteur". Filmink.
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