{"id":30437,"date":"2016-06-13T14:06:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T18:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=30437"},"modified":"2016-06-13T14:11:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T18:11:15","slug":"joe-should-respect-the-throne-in-scotland-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2016\/06\/joe-should-respect-the-throne-in-scotland-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Should Respect the Throne in Scotland, PA"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sydney Vollmer, ARB Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you remember when I thought there were a lot of film adaptations of Hamlet<\/em>? \u00a0Well, it turns out that number is nothing compared to the number of films made on Macbeth<\/em>. \u00a0The adaptations started as early as 1916 and are still running strong. \u00a0Over the past 100 years, more than 15 film adaptations have been created. \u00a0That number doesn\u2019t even include the amount of television shows based on the play, episodes with Macbeth <\/em>as their title, or all of the times the play has been filmed for television. (See full list below.)\u00a0 Many of these films are direct adaptations, but a few are creative twists on the traditional story. \u00a0These twists include: Joe MacBeth<\/em> (1955), Throne of Blood<\/em> (1957), Men of Respect<\/em> (1990), and Scotland, PA<\/em> (2001).<\/p>\n

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Joe MacBeth
\n<\/em>1955
\n1h 30m<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this adaptation, we no longer are traipsing through dark castles in Scotland, but ducking through the alleyways as Lily MacBeth urges her husband to take down the top mob boss. \u00a0Starring in this movie is Paul Douglas as \u201cJoe MacBeth\u201d and Ruth Roman as \u201cLily MacBeth.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Throne<\/a>Throne of Blood
\n<\/em>1957
\n1h 50m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Highly regarded Japanese film, Throne of Blood<\/em>, takes warrior Taketoti Washizu on the same journey of power and corruption that befell Macbeth. \u00a0Taking place in Japan, the characters are slightly different. \u00a0Instead of the Weird Sisters, there is a single seer who tells Washizu that he will one day be the Great Lord of the Spider\u2019s Web Castle. \u00a0It might be a tragedy, but based on that description, I can see it appealing to a lot of little kids. \u00a0Maybe they\u2019ll water it down and turn it into an anime\u2026if they haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n

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\"Men<\/a>Men of Respect
\n<\/em>1990
\n1h 53m<\/strong><\/p>\n

Basically a revamped Joe MacBeth<\/em>, Men of Respect<\/em> features a hostile mob takeover. \u00a0This time, the Macbeth character, \u201cMike Battaglia,\u201d is played by John Turturro. Lady Macbeth, \u201cRuthie Battaglia,\u201d is played by Turturro\u2019s real-life wife, Katherine Borowitz. \u00a0Other notable cast includes: Dennis Farina, Peter Boyle, and Stanley Tucci.<\/p>\n

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\"Scotland,<\/a>Scotland, PA
\n<\/em>2001
\n1h 44m<\/strong><\/p>\n

By far the most outlandish adaptation, Scotland, PA<\/em> takes place in the greasy fast-food world. \u00a0Get this. \u00a0Whereas all the other adaptations are dramas, this one is labeled as a dark comedy. \u00a0The film stars James LeGros as disgruntled employee, \u201cJoe \u2018Mac\u2019 Mcbeth,\u201d Maura Tierney as \u201cPat McBeth,\u201d James Rebhorn as caf\u00e9 owner \u201cNorm Duncan,\u201d Kevin Corrgian as fry cook, \u201cAnthony \u2018Banko\u201d Banconi,\u201d and Christopher Walken as \u201cLieutenant Ernie McDuff.\u201d \u00a0Swords are traded in for refrigerator doors and vats of sizzling oil. \u00a0Everyone loses their minds, and basically it sounds like the most ridiculous tragedy you\u2019ll ever see.<\/p>\n

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Macbeth Movies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Year (Title if other than Macbeth<\/em>)
\n<\/strong>Running Time
\nActor playing Macbeth
\nFilming Location<\/p>\n

1913
\n<\/strong>50m
\nArthur Bourchier
\nUK<\/p>\n

1916
\n<\/strong>1h 20m
\nHerbert Berrbohm Tree<\/p>\n

1948
\n<\/strong>1h 32m
\nOrson Welles
\nUSA<\/p>\n

1971
\n<\/strong>R
\n2h 20m
\nJon Finch
\nUK<\/p>\n

1987 (Verdi Opera)
\n<\/strong>2h 13m
\nLeo Nucci<\/p>\n

1987
\n<\/strong>1h 10m
\nMato Valtonen<\/p>\n

1990 (Macbeth in Manhattan)
\n<\/strong>R
\n1h 37m
\nNick Gregory
\nUSA<\/p>\n

1997
\n<\/strong>2h 9m
\nJason Connery
\nUK<\/p>\n

2003
\n<\/strong>1h 15m
\nPeter B. Brown<\/p>\n

2005 (Macbeth 3000: This Time It\u2019s Personal)
\n<\/strong>2h
\nBill Stepec
\nCanada<\/p>\n

2006
\n<\/strong>1h 49m
\nSam Worthington
\nAustralia<\/p>\n

2006
\n<\/strong>1h 58m
\nClyde Sacks
\nUSA<\/p>\n

2009 (Macbeth the Movie)
\n<\/strong>1h 57m
\nChris Canfield
\nUSA<\/p>\n

2015
\n<\/strong>R
\n1h 53m
\nMichael Fassbender
\nUK<\/p>\n

2016 (post-production)
\n<\/strong>Mark Rowley
\nUK<\/p>\n

2017 (pre-production)
\n<\/strong>David J. Keogh<\/p>\n

To learn about our 2015-2016 commemoration of the Shakespeare quadricentennial, have a look at our web exhibit: http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/shakespeare400\/<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 You can discover more about the holdings of the Archives & Rare Books Library by going to our web page http:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/arb.html<\/a>, emailing us at archives@ucmail.uc.edu<\/a>, calling us at 513.556.1959, visiting us on the 8th floor of Blegen Library, or following us on Facebook,<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArchivesRareBooksLibraryUniversityOfCincinnati<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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