The second television production of "Macbeth" to feature Maurice Evans and Dame Judith Anderson in the leading roles, roles that they had played together on-stage many times.
In 1963, this 1960 television production was released to some theaters in the U.S. It had already had a cinema release in Britain (where it was not shown on television) in 1961.
The first television production of a Shakespeare play to be even partially shot on-location.
1961 Director's Guild of America winner - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television.
Maurice Evans was fifty-nine when he appeared in this production, and Dame Judith Anderson was sixty-two. They are amongst the oldest actors and actresses to play the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth on television. Only Walter Hampden was older. He played the role of Macbeth on television when he was sixty-nine.
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