Macbeth on Film

Teaching Pack on CD-Rom with VHS video compilation aimed at Key Stages 3 and 4

Approaches to studying Macbeth through film

This video compilation features a selection of extracts from the following film versions of Macbeth:

- Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Company 1978 with Ian McKellen and Judy Dench

- Macbeth, 1998, with Sean Pertwee and Greta Scacchi, made for Channel 4 Learning.

- Orson Welles' Macbeth, 1948

It is supported by a teaching pack which includes guidelines for teaching with the video, and photocopiable activity sheets. VHS video: Exempt from classification; running time: c. 50 minutes.

Ordering information

• Catalogue no: BEV002 £32.95 (inc VAT)

Buy online from the BFI Filmstore or phone Palgrave Macmillan Orders on 01256 302866.

Reviews of Macbeth on Film

• 'Macbeth on Film' by Tom Cornford from the October 2002 issue of Secondary English (NATE).
• 'Macbeth on Film' by Doug Haggarty on MediaEd.org.uk

Related resources

For more ideas for using moving image media to help teach Macbeth, please download From Page to Screen and Back Again (PDF, 493kb), an article from EnglishDramaMedia magazine. This magazine is published by NATE (National Association of Teachers of English).