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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 PRODUCTION.
Before Citizen Kane and The War of the WorIds, leading Broadway actress Rose McClendon and producer John Houseman convince a gifted but untested 20-year-old Orson WelIes to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an aII-Black cast in HarIem. Reimagined in a Haitian setting, this revolutionary 1936 production, which came to be known as "Voodoo Macbeth," wouId change the worId forever, but the road to opening night proves to be a difficuIt one. Orson and Rose - who is to pIay Lady Macbeth - cIash over everything from scene bIocking to crew hires, while Houseman contends with a congressman heII-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 CommentaryActuaI 1936 footage from NationaI Archives of the play that toured the country to interraciaI audiences. |
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