Lady Macbeth (film)
Lady Macbeth is a 2016 British period drama film directed by William Oldroyd and produced by Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly. Written for the screen by Alice Birch, it is based on the 1865 novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov. It stars Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie and Christopher Fairbank. The plot follows a young woman who is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age.
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| Directed by | William Oldroyd |
| Screenplay by | Alice Birch |
| Based on | Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov |
| Produced by | Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly |
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| Cinematography | Ari Wegner |
| Edited by | Nick Emerson |
| Music by | Dan Jones |
Production companies | Altitude Film Entertainment Protagonist Pictures iFeatures Creative England BBC Films BFI Sixty-Six Pictures |
| Distributed by | Altitude Film Distribution |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £500,000 |
| Box office | $5.4 million |
Lady Macbeth had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2016, and was released in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2017 by Altitude Film Distribution. It received positive reviews and has grossed $5.4 million worldwide.
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