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1954 live television adaptation by George Schaefer
Macbeth is a
live television adaptation of the
William Shakespeare
play presented as the November 28, 1954 episode of the American
anthology series
Hallmark Hall of Fame .
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[5] Directed by
George Schaefer , and starring
Maurice Evans and Dame
Judith Anderson , the production was telecast in color, but has only been preserved on black-and-white
kinescope .
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In 1960, Evans and Anderson starred in a
filmed made-for-television production of the play , also directed by Schaefer for the Hallmark Hall of Fame , but with an entirely different supporting cast. That production was filmed in color on location in
Scotland , and was released theatrically in Europe.
Cast
References
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Foster, Bob. "TV – Radio / Two Hours of Macbeth" (San Mateo Times , August 25, 1954, page 23)
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"Macbeth on Color TV / Hallmark Will Sponsor Production November 28 / WDAF-TV Will Carry the First Classic Drama in New Medium — Roles for Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson" (The Kansas City Times , September 28, 1954, page 3)
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"'Macbeth' set in 2-Hr. Show" / Judith Anderson, Evans to Co-Star" (Charleston Daily Mail , November 28, 1954, page 41)
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Gould, Jack. "Television in Review / Adaptation of 'Macbeth' Shown on N.B.C." (The New York Times , November 29, 1954, page 32)
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Crosby, John. "Third TV 'Macbeth' Is the Best" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (December 4, 1954, page 19)
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John Crosby's Column. "Video Discovering Literary Classics / Millions View a Single Show" (Toledo Blade (January 19, 1955)
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Macbeth at
IMDb
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