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Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher’s bold new production probes the psychological underpinnings of Verdi’s dynamic setting of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 76GoodWatch 73
IMDb7.6
Running time
2 h 44 min
Longer than 9 in 10 music movies, +58 min on the typical 106
typical 106164Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 20 more
+1Released
2015
October 16, 2015
11 years ago
Genre
MusicLanguage
Italian
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 2
- Gary Halvorson Director
- Bartlett Sher Director, Production Design
Writing · 2
- Arrigo Boito Writer
- William Shakespeare Original Story
Production · 5
- Peter Gelb Executive Producer
- Victoria Warivonchik Producer
- Louisa Briccetti Producer
- Elena Park Supervising Producer
- Mia Bongiovanni Supervising Producer
Sound · 3
- Giuseppe Verdi Original Music Composer
- David Frost Music Producer
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Art · 1
- Ev Devlin Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Catherine Zuber Costume Designer
- Matiki Anoff Makeup Artist
- Tom Watson Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Donald Holder Lighting Design
Other crew · 2
- Luke Halls Projection
- David Smith Technical Supervisor
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