Macbeth (1971 movie)

Macbeth was a movie directed in 1971 by Polish-French movie maker Roman Polanski.^[1] Jon Finch and Francesca Annis played the main characters.^[1] Polanski adopted Shakespeare's original play into a somewhat changed screenplay with the help of British theater critic and Shakespeare expert Kenneth Tynan.^[2] Hugh Hefner and Playboy Productions funded the movie. It was screened in New York and opened in Playboy Theater.^[3] Hefner was also executive producer of the movie and it was listed as a Playboy production.^[4]

Macbeth
Directed by	Roman Polanski
Screenplay by	Roman Polanski Kenneth Tynan
Based on	The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Produced by	Andrew Braunsberg Hugh M. Hefner Victor Lownes
Starring	Jon Finch Francesca Annis
Cinematography	Gil Taylor
Edited by	Alastair McIntyre
Music by	The Third Ear Band
Production companies	Caliban Films Playboy Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	October 13, 1971 (1971-10-13) (US) February 2, 1972 (1972-02-02) (UK)
Running time	140 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English