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Macbeth
“Entertainment Greatness … That Only Motion Picture Magic Can Bring!”
7.3 / 10• 1948• 1h 47m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth commits a treasonous act and takes the throne for himself.
Cast & Crew
Orson Welles
Macbeth
Lead
Jeanette Nolan
Lady Macbeth
Dan O'Herlihy
Macduff
Roddy McDowall
Malcolm
Edgar Barrier
Banquo
Alan Napier
A Holy Father
Erskine Sanford
Duncan
John Dierkes
Ross
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Orson Welles's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Macbeth is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
