MACBETH (1961) Sean Connery & Zoe Caldwell

[jnhoover]

lol microphone shadow at 0:55 XD

[kNARR0079]

I'm sorry but I'm gunna say that Caldwell is disappointing here. She stays on the same beat for too long and some of her intentions do not make sense within the context of how Connery is reacting...she's not really trying to convince him. She's just spouting out the text. Come onnnn this text is so rich! It's so FULL of chances to change your tactic and she is not taking advantage of that!!

[007fordummies]

@kNARR0079

I agree with your sentiment... the one line on which it is obvious is when she doesn't immediately come back and link the split line ending with "we fail". That's a dead giveaway.

[izzywizzy2310]

Omg Caldwell is soo pretty xxx

[CreativeProfiteer98]

This is an excellent rendition between Connery and Caldwell. Not only does it sound authentic because we have an actual Scotsman playing Macbeth, but both actors make the scene look real. She really does try to convince her husband to do this deed, and slowly he starts to see her logic. Connery and Caldwell play that out very well. It's not just one actor doing well while the other actor throws lines just to move the scene along. You really do see the scene dynamic change. Excellent performance.

[Dacfu]

I saw the whole thing a while back, and He actually did a really good job, better than I thought he would. I especially liked his "tomorrow" soliloquy

[Gunrose11]

Macbeth thinks the bed is too small

[dombstone]

Tho for all his literal faults, I still believe Sean plays the best Macbeth. Mark you he is Scottish, and yet methinks his tone has more like turned refined. Still to hear such a

text in that native tongue is so very hard to find. For you to post such a performance,

twas... oh so very kind.

[SandrineSoprano]

Nice one

[obiwanobiwan13]

Do you exshpect me to talk, MacDuff?

No, Macbeth, I expect you to quit decapitating people and letting your wife walk all over you...good God, man, you're James Bo--er, the great and noble Lord Macbeth!

;)

[lightupnat92]

Connery as Macbeth...hmmmmm....

[conewells]

Wow, Zoe's LADY MAC was awesome. As for 007.......Good try, Sean.

[langlade100]

I find Caldwell's grandeur and Connery's simplicity a fascinating combination, fire and earth. Both speak the speech tripplingly on the tongue, no? However, Caldwell, often a very sexy actress, isn't delivering on that front here in a role, and particularly, in a scene, that requires it more than perhaps any other, a fault all the more jarring opposite one of the sexiest men who ever lived.

[Noodles37UK]

0:41 SHUT IT YA HOOR!

[eminabbe]

awesome

[zimnaya]

Sean Connery is magnificent as Macbeth - so unstagey and 'natural'. Lady Macbeth, by comparison is far less convincing...

[dcasey77]

@zimnaya You're having a laugh, surely. I like Connery but he is awful in this.

[Rookiewill]

the last line that sean says is wrong. he should have said false face must hide what the false heart doth know, it doesnt make sense the way he says it /:

Excellent to watch all in all though (:

[irulez]

can some1 plz tell me wats going on?

[18andreab]

Amusing, but no Ian Mck and Judi Dench! The Connery excelled at 007! Not Shakespeare, Mish Moneypenny.....

[magenchild]

With due respect to both casts, for this particular scene I prefer this performance. The meaning of the words is clearer. Ms. Caldwell's pacing is perfect.

[18andreab]

As with all things 'Bard', the magic is as long as we like it, it's all good! Enjoy.....

[skaterdudes2020]

cursed

[spceman]

thanks for this. i like to see connery in anything and this is quite rare. sorry to be childish, but kinda sounds like someone farts at 2:10. Probably just the stage squeaking but Connery almost looks amused.

[MrBazzabee]

prettyschmetterling--you are SO right about the blubbed line @ the end(and he did do well)--once again proving that the actor that hasn't screwed a line or taken a prompt HASN'T ACTED!!!!

[eric8rays]

check out my macbeth rap, it's pretty funny

[gondegoogoo]

I can tell what they are saying via their body language.

[24hrsluvlollipop]

WOAH SO SMART. I cant get it.

[paisabombom2133]

he was a gorgeous man and he still is 4 sure i'd still bang even if he is 90

[1H8L337]

Was this a Hallmark Hall of Fame broadcast on American TV?

[flattilre]

So Lady Macbeth has kids?

[honeyjinx02]

In the play it's insinuated, in real life, Gruoch (Lady Macbeth) had a son called Lulach, since Macbeth never bared sons of his own. Her son became the 18th King of Scotland for less than a year, later was also killed by Duncan's son, Malcolm, who became Malcolm III MacDuncan.

[prettyschmetterling]

He got the last line twisted...False FACE shall hide what the false HEART doth know..

otherwise, dont think he did too badly..

[lolsupimbob]

Yeah I noticed that too cause I'm reading my script along with it. I had to listen to it again cause I thought it sounded wrong. LOL.

[SSHMAKproductions]

im so glad i found this... its really helping me with the emotion for my drama 505 class... im so excited to do this monologue!!

[jajabinks92]

haha, he was SO close, it was just that last line when he switched heart and face around. Was this live television?

[vadarfone]

That was absolutely fantastic.

The energy bewteen them both was CERTAIN.

Thank you so much for uploading this.

Brought a tear to my eye. I would argue that this is the most romantiv scene in all of his plays.

Perfect play between a man and a woman, and reamins true even today.

[ROWANV1]

A romantic scene? so you are saying...and i quote "I would, while it was smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed the brains out!" is more romantic than "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks...it is the east and Juliet is the sun"

are you outta your mind?! If you percieved it as a romantic scene then it's obviously not a good performance, as the scene is supposed to show the repulsive, evil nature of lady M and convey the weakness of Macbeth.

[vadarfone]

Aggressive, passionate energy between a man and woman, to me, is way more indicative of love than soppy geographical personifications.

[redgrant63]

James Bond in Medieval time.

[redgrant63]

negative? pft

[xxsweetpwincessxx]

this realy helped me in my english exam wen we had 2 act this scene out! :D thnx 4 uploading =]

[simnos1]

Yeah, she's really good. I love Sean Connery.. but honestly, his Macbeth is pretty mediocre.

[kc24jack]

Sure he's growing older but that handsome voice will never change.

[brownsarethebest]

Did anyone catch Connery's minor flub on the final couplet of the scene? He says "false HEART must hide what false FACE doth know." It should be reversed, and he realizes his error once "heart" leaves his mouth. Watch the final 10 seconds. Classic. Beauty of live TV.

[RoboTurkeyNinja]

this was live?

[brownsarethebest]

Yep, that is how they did it back then. Even commercials. Actors had to really be on their toes, on TV and stage.

[RoboTurkeyNinja]

i see what you mean though. He knows he's done a woopsy and even lets us know by hanging his head. Funny stuff

[alekaxrequiem]

Zoe even cracks a tiny smile when he says "false heart" !!! thats hillarious!

[chookter1]

Interesting but theyre talking a load of shite anyway

[intrepidman222]

Interesting. Connery was about 31 when this was produced. Thanks for sharing, petshoplad.

[NathanLad93]

Macbeth is hardcore

[mickalene]

Almost fainted at this play reading in Shakespeare club on a monday night in '69.

[rhall4th]

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air."

[ellyunfortunetly]

That is truly beautiful

[Bearotic]

HAWT! We loves our Sean Connery!

[gldmj55]

Evil as Eve!

[nozar7]

WHAT! Sean Connery and Shakespeare!!?!! Heck yeah!! Freakin Awesome!

[teddythefrency]

Very great actor.

Not only to play in 007.

English is not my first language but I love his playing (just after Sir Laurence Olivier).

[kealyc]

Being but a mere butler, you will not know the great theatre tradition, that one does never speak the name, of the scottish play.

[kealan8010]

it's only a myth. i say it all the time and only had shingles once and broke 2 ribs.

[donchizzle]

you can see the shadow of the mic..lol

[rfcbeilfuss]

Horrible.

So glad acting styles have changed.

And he even got the last line wrong: false heart must hide...

It's "false FACE must hide, what the false HEART doth know".

Gawd...

[jranner]

connery is a badass!

[MasterJackAubrey]

lol McBeth...with a hissing brough!

[diddymuck]

That was terrific. Great presence and statement.

[Keksakallu]

Nice. But Connery goofed a line. He got the last line wrong... it's supposed to be "False face must hide what the false heart doth know." Connery says "heart" & "face" the wrong way around.

[theo1001]

Precious thing! Thank you.

[dcasey77]

I'm sorry to say this but Connery was crap in that scene.

[luciealie]

My favorites Sean's (Connery and Bean) play Macbeth.Wow,both of them are magnificent.Love them.

[Federicopera]

To play Shakespeare perfectly well you must drop any accent!!!

[marsupius]

Tedericopera: to play Shakespeare you must drop any accent? That's stupid. Accents are relative. For example, in this clip, Sean Connery has an English accent, which sounds weird to Candadians, Americans, Austrlians, Irish, etc. Besides, Macbeth is supposed to be Scottish, so in this play it would make sense for Connery to have kept his Scottish accent.

[jessyquedens]

Actually, some Scots does creep into his accent and it isn't the least bit disturbing. I didn't know he'd played Macbeth, and in the very distinguished company of Zoe Caldwell at that!

[wllmn]

wow-that's some rare footage. How did you get it?

[petshoplad]

This clip and one of Macbeth, Banquo and the witches can be found on canadianshakespeares. ca. The entire broadcast is available on VHS or DVD through learmedia. ca.

[brooke127]

Thank you for the clip & for the DVD info! I've been wanting to know where to get this performance for years.