Voodoo Macbeth
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Wide screen.
Special features: Audio commentary; Actual 1936 footage from National Archives of the play that toured the country to interracial audiences.
Inger Tudor, Jewell Wilson Bridges, Ashli Haynes, June Schreiner, Daniel Kuhlman, Jeremy Tardy.
Before Citizen Kane and The War of the Worlds, leading Broadway actress Rose McClendon and producer John Houseman convince a gifted but untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem. Reimagined in a Haitian setting, this revolutionary 1936 production, which came to be known as "Voodoo Macbeth," would change the world forever. But the road to opening night proves to be a difficult one. Welles and McClendon--who's playing Lady Macbeth--clash over everything from scene blocking to crew hires, while Houseman contends with Congressman Martin Dies Jr., co-founder of the House Un-American Activities Committee who's hell-bent on shutting down what he deems "communist propaganda." Welles and McClendon must overcome political pressure, personal demons, and protests to realize their groundbreaking vision. Based on true events.
DVD; region 0, NTSC; wide screen; 5.1 surround.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Voodoo Macbeth. submitted by yufamily on June 29, 2023, 6:59pm A nice reenactment of Orson Welles’ roles in the black production of Macbeth.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Close captioned.
PUBLISHED
Studio City, CA : Lightyear Entertainment, [2023]
Year Published: 2023
Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Abebe, Dag,
Vajrača, Sabina, 1977-
Watson, John (Film producer),
Phillips, Jason,
Alva, Miles,
Xiao, Xiaoyuan,
Tudor, Inger,
Bridges, Jewell Wilson,
Haynes, Ashli,
Schreiner, June,
Tardy, Jeremy,
Lightyear Entertainment (Firm),
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ),
SUBJECTS
Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) -- Drama.
African American actresses -- Drama.
Theatrical producers and directors -- Drama.
Theater -- Drama.
Historical films.
Social problem films.