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The champion of BFI's Shakespeare on Film season introduces Akira Kurosawa's great Macbeth adaptation.
Overview
The champion of BFI's Shakespeare on Film season introduces Akira Kurosawa's great Macbeth adaptation, looking at its place in the history of international translations of Shakespeare's work.
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