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1955 Certificate TBC
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Shakespeare (more-or-less) in modern gangster setting. Lily MacBeth pushes her husband Joe to rub out the reigning crime boss and become the new "kingpin" himself. Success is short- lived, however, as he confronts Lennie, a mobster whose father and wife are Joe's murder victims. Read more

Starring Paul Douglas, Ruth Roman, Bonar Colleano, Gregoire Aslan
Director Ken Hughes
Genres Drama

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Joe Macbeth cover art

Joe Macbeth

Shakespeare (more-or-less) in modern gangster setting. Lily MacBeth pushes her husband Joe to rub out the reigning crime boss and become the new "kingpin" himself. Success is short- lived, however, as he confronts Lennie, a mobster whose father and wife are Joe's murder victims.

Starring Paul Douglas, Ruth Roman, Bonar Colleano, Gregoire Aslan
Director Ken Hughes
Run time DVD: 1 hr 30 mins
Certificate Certificate TBC
Genres Drama
Released DVD: not available
Production year: 1955
Format DVD

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  • Almost too bad to be funny, this effort to update Shakespeare has actors behaving as though they were stuck in treacle, and its gimmick quality is quickly dissipated by an indifferent production.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • A somewhat misbegotten attempt to transpose Macbeth as a gangster movie, though by no means the total disaster as which... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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    Is this an adaptation I see before me?

    • 28 Jun 2006

    Check there are no budding thespians cavorting in the vicinity before mentioning the name of the latest literary work to be adapted by Hollywood. No thesps around, ok. Well Macbeth, Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and one of his most popular plays, is going to be adapted again, this time by John Maybury, director of The Jacket. The Scottish Play - for the theatrically superstitious - has been a favourite for many film-makers looking to build on the bard's work. The archetypal anti-hero has... Read more

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      Shakespeare (more-or-less) in modern gangster setting. Lily MacBeth pushes her husband Joe to rub out the reigning crime boss and become the new "kingpin" himself. Success is short- lived, however, as he confronts Lennie, a mobster whose father and wife are Joe's murder victims....