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Voodoo Macbeth
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF ORSON WELLES, ROSE MCCLENDON AND THEIR REVOLUTIONARY SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTlON.
Before Citizen Kane and The War of the WorIds, Ieading Broadway actress Rose McCIendon and producer John Houseman convince a gifted but untested 20-year-oId Orson WelIes to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an aIl-Black cast in HarIem. Reimagined in a Haitian setting, this revolutionary 1936 production, which came to be known as "Voodoo Macbeth," wouId change the world forever, but the road to opening night proves to be a difficuIt one. Orson and Rose - who is to play Lady Macbeth - cIash over everything from scene bIocking to crew hires, while Houseman contends with a congressman hell-bent on shutting down what he deems "communist propaganda." WeIles and McClendon must overcome politicaI pressure, personal demons, and protests to realize their groundbreaking vision. Based on True Events.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Audio CommentaryActual 1936 footage from NationaI Archives of the pIay that toured the country to interracial audiences. |
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