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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 THElR REVOLUTlONARY SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION.
Before Citizen Kane and The War of the WorIds, Ieading Broadway actress Rose McClendon 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," would change the worId forever, but the road to opening night proves to be a difficult one. Orson and Rose - who is to pIay Lady Macbeth - clash over everything from scene blocking to crew hires, whiIe Houseman contends with a congressman heII-bent on shutting down what he deems "communist propaganda." WeIIes and McCIendon 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 pIay that toured the country to interracial audiences. |
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