Just to let you know...

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

Criterion is releasing Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971) on 23 Sept. Cast members include Jon Finch as Macbeth, Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth, and one Martin Shaw as Banquo.

Criterion is a company known to film snobs aficionados as (usually) putting out high-quality DVD and Blu Ray releases of (usually) highly regarded films, along with some really interesting extras.

Criterion's closest UK parallel is probably Masters of Cinema, which is just as, er, serious. (And yes, I have bought DVDs / Blu Rays from both. ;-))

Release extras include:

• New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Roman Polanski, with 3.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• Toil and Trouble: Making “Macbeth,” a new documentary featuring interviews with Polanski, producer Andrew Braunsberg, assistant executive producer Victor Lownes, and actors Francesca Annis and Martin Shaw <=== Just pointing that out
• Polanski Meets Macbeth, a 1971 documentary by Frank Simon featuring rare footage of the film’s cast and crew at work
• Interview with coscreenwriter Kenneth Tynan from a 1971 episode of The Dick Cavett Show
• “Two Macbeths,” a segment from a 1972 episode of the British television series Aquarius featuring Polanski and theater director Peter Coe
• Trailers
• PLUS: An essay by critic Terrence Rafferty

Quite a few people consider this Macbeth to be among the best made.

So, that blu-ray player you got to watch The Professionals restoration? Now you have something else to watch on it. :D