''Macbeth'' is a 1987 French film of

Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the ...

's opera ''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'' (

libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major li ...

by Francesco Maria Piave based on Shakespeare's play) Directed by

Claude d'Anna Claude d'Anna (born 31 March 1945) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 16 films since 1970. His film ''Salome'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. A year later his film ''Macbeth' ...

, it was screened out of competition at the

1987 Cannes Film Festival The 40th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 19 May 1987. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Sous le soleil de Satan'' by Maurice Pialat, a choice which was considered "highly controversial" and the prize was given under the jeers of the public. ...

Cast

Leo Nucci Leo Nucci (born 16 April 1942) is an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with Verdi and ''Verismo'' roles. Biography Born at Castiglione dei Pepoli, near Bologna, Nucci studied with Giuseppe Marchese. He made his stage debut ...

as Macbeth *

Shirley Verrett Shirley Verrett (May 31, 1931 – November 5, 2010) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles, i.e. soprano sfogato. Verrett enjoyed great fame from the late 1960s through the 1990s, particularly we ...

as Lady Macbeth * Samuel Ramey as Banco (voice) *

Johan Leysen Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023) was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film '' De grens'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cann ...

as Banco * Veriano Luchetti as Macduff (voice) * Philippe Volter as Macduff * Antonio Barasorda as Malcolm *

Anna Caterina Antonacci Anna Caterina Antonacci (born 5 April 1961) is an Italian soprano known for roles in the bel canto and Baroque repertories. She performed as a mezzo-soprano for several years, particularly performing the Rossini canon. Career Antonacci studied ...

as Dama * Sergio Fontana as Medico * Gianfranco Casarini as Domestico * Gastone Sarti as Sicario (voice) * Giuseppe Morresi as Araldo * Natale De Carolis as Prima apparizione (voice) * Marco Fanti as Terza apparizione (voice)

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* 1987 films 1980s musical films French musical films 1980s Italian-language films Films directed by Claude d'Anna Films based on operas Films based on Macbeth Giuseppe Verdi Opera films 1980s French films {{musical-film-stub