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* GenreKiller: The financial failure of this killed the trend of big budget Shakespeare films that wouldn't rebound until the early 90s.
* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Music/MarianneFaithfull screen tested for the role of Lady Macbeth, but was rejected once her heroin usage was discovered.
* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Music/MarianneFaithfull screen tested for the role of Lady Macbeth, but was rejected once her heroin usage was discovered.
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* GenreKiller: The financial failure of this killed the trend of big budget big-budget Shakespeare films that wouldn't rebound until the early 90s.
* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Music/MarianneFaithfull screen tested for the role of LadyMacbeth, Macbeth but was rejected once her heroin usage was discovered.
* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Music/MarianneFaithfull screen tested for the role of Lady
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* FollowTheLeader: This one was clearly following the lead of Franco Zeffirelli's lavish adaptations of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' and especially ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968'', with a cast full of relative unknowns.
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This adaptation of Macbeth is very historically I Naccurate with its costumes and locations.
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* FollowTheLeader: This one was clearly following the lead of Franco Zeffirelli's lavish adaptations of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' and especially ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968'' - ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968'', with a cast full of relative unknowns and attention to historical accuracy in the costumes and settings (while also introducing action scenes).unknowns.
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* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Music/MarianneFaithful screen tested for the role of Lady Macbeth, but was rejected once her heroin usage was discovered.
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* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Music/MarianneFaithful Music/MarianneFaithfull screen tested for the role of Lady Macbeth, but was rejected once her heroin usage was discovered.
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* CreatorRecovery: An odd example, given the film's brutality. But it was the first Roman Polanski made after the Manson Family murders, and it helped bring him out of a deep depression, even though the production was far from smooth.
* DarkHorseCasting: Jon Finch was mostly known for character parts in Film/HammerHorror, making him a surprising choice to play the lead.
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* CreatorRecovery: An odd example, given the film's brutality. But it was the first Roman Polanski Creator/RomanPolanski made after the Manson Family murders, and it helped bring him out of a deep depression, even though the production was far from smooth.
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* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Marianne Faithful screen tested for the role of Lady Macbeth, but was rejected once her heroin usage was discovered.
* TroubledProduction: Production suffered lots of setbacks due to bad weather delaying filming, special effects malfunctioning and Roman Polanski insisting on doing several long excessive takes. He would also snatch the camera away to film some shots himself, greatly annoying the crew. Production ran six months over schedule and $600,000 over budget.
* TroubledProduction: Production suffered lots of setbacks due to bad weather delaying filming, special effects malfunctioning and Roman Polanski insisting on doing several long excessive takes. He would also snatch the camera away to film some shots himself, greatly annoying the crew. Production ran six months over schedule and $600,000 over budget.
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* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Marianne Faithful Music/MarianneFaithful screen tested for the role of Lady Macbeth, but was rejected once her heroin usage was discovered.
* TroubledProduction: Production suffered lots of setbacks due to bad weather delaying filming, special effects malfunctioning andRoman Polanski Creator/RomanPolanski insisting on doing several long excessive takes. He would also snatch the camera away to film some shots himself, greatly annoying the crew. Production ran six months over schedule and $600,000 over budget.
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** Richard Burton offered to star as Macbeth, with Elizabeth Taylor playing Lady Macbeth - as they had starred as the leads of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' in 1967. Albert Finney turned the role down, and Nicol Williamson was rejected by Roman Polanski for not being attractive enough. Nicol Williamson would go on to play Macbeth in 1983 for BBC.
** Tuesday Weld turned down the role of Lady Macbeth because she didn't want to do nude scenes. Francesca Annis was also reluctant to do it, as she felt the character needed to be older, but they persuaded her to sign on.
** Tuesday Weld turned down the role of Lady Macbeth because she didn't want to do nude scenes. Francesca Annis was also reluctant to do it, as she felt the character needed to be older, but they persuaded her to sign on.
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** Richard Burton Creator/RichardBurton offered to star as Macbeth, with Elizabeth Taylor Creator/ElizabethTaylor playing Lady Macbeth - as they had starred as the leads of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' in 1967. Albert Finney Creator/AlbertFinney turned the role down, and Nicol Williamson was rejected by Roman Polanski for not being attractive enough. Nicol Williamson would go on to play Macbeth in 1983 for BBC.
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** Tuesday Weld turned down the role of Lady Macbeth because she didn't want to do nude scenes. Francesca Annis was also reluctant to do it, as she felt the character needed to be older, but they persuaded her to sign on.
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** Richard Burton offered to star as Macbeth, with Elizabeth Taylor playing Lady Macbeth - as they had starred as the leads of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' in 1967. Albert Finney turned the role down, and Nicol Williamson was rejected by Roman Polanski for not being attractive enough.
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** Richard Burton offered to star as Macbeth, with Elizabeth Taylor playing Lady Macbeth - as they had starred as the leads of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' in 1967. Albert Finney turned the role down, and Nicol Williamson was rejected by Roman Polanski for not being attractive enough. Nicol Williamson would go on to play Macbeth in 1983 for BBC.
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* BoxOfficeBomb: The film ultimately lost $3.5 million for the studio.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Mildly. The film is set in Scotland of course, but the majority of filming happened in Wales and England.
* CreatorRecovery: An odd example, given the film's brutality. But it was the first Roman Polanski made after the Manson Family murders, and it helped bring him out of a deep depression, even though the production was far from smooth.
* DarkHorseCasting: Jon Finch was mostly known for character parts in Film/HammerHorror, making him a surprising choice to play the lead.
* FollowTheLeader: This one was clearly following the lead of Franco Zeffirelli's lavish adaptations of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' and especially ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968'' - with a cast full of relative unknowns and attention to historical accuracy in the costumes and settings (while also introducing action scenes).
* GenreKiller: The financial failure of this killed the trend of big budget Shakespeare films that wouldn't rebound until the early 90s.
* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Marianne Faithful screen tested for the role of Lady Macbeth, but was rejected once her heroin usage was discovered.
* TroubledProduction: Production suffered lots of setbacks due to bad weather delaying filming, special effects malfunctioning and Roman Polanski insisting on doing several long excessive takes. He would also snatch the camera away to film some shots himself, greatly annoying the crew. Production ran six months over schedule and $600,000 over budget.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The first draft of the screenplay expanded the role of the mysterious Third Murderer in the text, who would be known as just 'The Bodyguard'. They eventually merged this character with the Thane of Ross, who now is responsible for killing Macduff's family.
** Richard Burton offered to star as Macbeth, with Elizabeth Taylor playing Lady Macbeth - as they had starred as the leads of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' in 1967. Albert Finney turned the role down, and Nicol Williamson was rejected by Roman Polanski for not being attractive enough.
** Tuesday Weld turned down the role of Lady Macbeth because she didn't want to do nude scenes. Francesca Annis was also reluctant to do it, as she felt the character needed to be older, but they persuaded her to sign on.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Mildly. The film is set in Scotland of course, but the majority of filming happened in Wales and England.
* CreatorRecovery: An odd example, given the film's brutality. But it was the first Roman Polanski made after the Manson Family murders, and it helped bring him out of a deep depression, even though the production was far from smooth.
* DarkHorseCasting: Jon Finch was mostly known for character parts in Film/HammerHorror, making him a surprising choice to play the lead.
* FollowTheLeader: This one was clearly following the lead of Franco Zeffirelli's lavish adaptations of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' and especially ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968'' - with a cast full of relative unknowns and attention to historical accuracy in the costumes and settings (while also introducing action scenes).
* GenreKiller: The financial failure of this killed the trend of big budget Shakespeare films that wouldn't rebound until the early 90s.
* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Marianne Faithful screen tested for the role of Lady Macbeth, but was rejected once her heroin usage was discovered.
* TroubledProduction: Production suffered lots of setbacks due to bad weather delaying filming, special effects malfunctioning and Roman Polanski insisting on doing several long excessive takes. He would also snatch the camera away to film some shots himself, greatly annoying the crew. Production ran six months over schedule and $600,000 over budget.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The first draft of the screenplay expanded the role of the mysterious Third Murderer in the text, who would be known as just 'The Bodyguard'. They eventually merged this character with the Thane of Ross, who now is responsible for killing Macduff's family.
** Richard Burton offered to star as Macbeth, with Elizabeth Taylor playing Lady Macbeth - as they had starred as the leads of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'' in 1967. Albert Finney turned the role down, and Nicol Williamson was rejected by Roman Polanski for not being attractive enough.
** Tuesday Weld turned down the role of Lady Macbeth because she didn't want to do nude scenes. Francesca Annis was also reluctant to do it, as she felt the character needed to be older, but they persuaded her to sign on.
