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Sean Connery as Macbeth

SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
edited April 2014 in General Movies & TV Posts: 3,236
I just saw this in class today while we were watching another video, but Sir Sean played the title role in the Scottish play in a BBC production the year before Dr. No was released. Check it out (I think you can watch some more of the play on youtube as well by searching 'Sean Connery Macbeth'):

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  • boldfingerboldfinger
    Posts: 5,767
    Interesting footage!

    Funnily, at 1:16 I thought for a moment he was going to say, "Alright, Tanya, I´ll marry ya. But ya have to give me the Lektor!";-)
  • identigraphidentigraph
    edited April 2014 Posts: 1,052
    I misread the title of this thread as "Sean Connery Vs Macbeth", surely a missed oppurtunity for a clash of the titans?
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,217
    Going to watch this clip when I get home. Going to see King Lear in less than a week, that is very fitting.

    By the way, shouldn't you write The Scottish Play in the thread title?
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited April 2014 Posts: 11,189
    The woman in particular is very good.

    God Sean just can't shake that Scottish accent can he.
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    edited April 2014 Posts: 3,236
    Ludovico wrote:
    Going to watch this clip when I get home. Going to see King Lear in less than a week, that is very fitting.

    By the way, shouldn't you write The Scottish Play in the thread title?

    Well, he's playing the character of Macbeth. Maybe just Mackers? I don't know.

    @BAIN123: We were actually watching the woman (Zoe Caldwell) in Euripedes' Medea and that was one of the suggested videos. She is indeed very good. Regarding Sir Sean, he's playing a Scottish character here, so it's not that bad.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,217
    Maybe it is the superstitious actor in me, but I thought the title could have been Sean Connery in The Scottish Play;-)
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited April 2014 Posts: 11,189
    D'oh, I forgot Macbeth was Scottish :p Last time I read the play was well over 10 years ago at school.

    Ok that makes sense. I've just shown up my ignorance regarding Shakespeare.

    Still...I think the lady is the stand-out of the two.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
    edited April 2014 Posts: 5,767
    BAIN123 wrote:
    God Sean just can't shake that Scottish accent can he.
    He won an Oscar with it for portraying an Irish cop in The Untouchables, so why should he change it ;-P ?


    Ludovico wrote:
    Maybe it is the superstitious actor in me, but I thought the title could have been Sean Connery in The Scottish Play;-)
    Now that sounds like Scottish porn.

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited June 2014 Posts: 18,333
    identigraph wrote:
    I misread the title of this thread as "Sean Connery Vs Macbeth", surely a missed oppurtunity for a clash of the titans?

    I myself have always seen Macduff as a Bondian figure in the play (I'm probably alone in this view) - he killed Macbeth after all. That's certainly how I saw him when I read the play at school and I did play Macduff in the school reading of the play! I doubt that I would have done my namesake David Dragonpol proud had he been listening though... :-@
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,217
    boldfinger wrote:
    BAIN123 wrote:
    God Sean just can't shake that Scottish accent can he.
    He won an Oscar with it for portraying an Irish cop in The Untouchables, so why should he change it ;-P ?


    Ludovico wrote:
    Maybe it is the superstitious actor in me, but I thought the title could have been Sean Connery in The Scottish Play;-)
    Now that sounds like Scottish porn.

    Not to an actor.
  • LeChiffreLeChiffre
    Posts: 1,548
    What a surprise he does it in a Scottish accent. Nothing ever changes!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,333
    LeChiffre wrote:
    What a surprise he does it in a Scottish accent. Nothing ever changes!

    Well, at least that time a Scottish accent is appropriate! A New York cop? Not so much.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,217
    Dragonpol wrote:
    LeChiffre wrote:
    What a surprise he does it in a Scottish accent. Nothing ever changes!

    Well, at least that time a Scottish accent is appropriate! A New York cop? Not so much.

    It was an Irish American Chicago cop.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,333
    Ludovico wrote:
    Dragonpol wrote:
    LeChiffre wrote:
    What a surprise he does it in a Scottish accent. Nothing ever changes!

    Well, at least that time a Scottish accent is appropriate! A New York cop? Not so much.

    It was an Irish American Chicago cop.

    Sorry - not seen it y'see! I took a guess!
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