The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021 film by Joel Coen
Movie film Q84693711
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Summary

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,012 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Joel Coen[3]
  • Screenwriter: Joel Coen[4]
  • Composer: Carter Burwell[5]
  • Genre: drama film[6]
  • Based on: Macbeth[7]
  • Cast member: Denzel Washington[8], Frances McDormand[9], Brendan Gleeson[10], Corey Hawkins[11], Moses Ingram[12], Harry Melling[13], Bertie Carvel[14], Kathryn Hunter[15], Ralph Ineson[16], Brian Thompson[17], Sean Patrick Thomas[18], Alex Hassell[19], Stephen Root[20], Richard Short[21]
  • Producer: Scott Rudin[22]
  • Production company: A24[23]
  • Director of photography: Bruno Delbonnel[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Early Modern English[25], British English[26], Scottish English[27]
  • Review score: 8.6/10[28], 93%[29], 87/100[30]
  • Color: black-and-white[31]
  • Country of origin: United States[32]
  • Publication date: September 24, 2021[33], December 23, 2021[34], December 25, 2021[35]
  • Characters: Macbeth[36], Lady Macbeth[37], Banquo[38], Macduff[39], Malcolm[40], Three Witches[41], King Duncan[42], Donalbain[43], Lady Macduff[44], Fleance[45], Siward, Earl of Northumbria[46], Ross[47], Lennox[48], Macduff's son[49]
  • Distributed by: A24[50], Apple TV[51]
  • Narrative location: Scotland[52]
  • Main subject: guilt[53], destiny[54], delusion[55], conscience[56], self-fulfilling prophecy[57], regicide[58]
  • Film editor: Joel Coen[59]

Why It Matters

The Tragedy of Macbeth has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

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  50. [52] ↑ . The Tragedy of Macbeth. wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . The Tragedy of Macbeth. wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . The Tragedy of Macbeth. wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . The Tragedy of Macbeth. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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