Macbeth

Release Date:

Oct 1, 1948

Running Time:

1:46

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Orson Welles

Cast:

Orson Welles	Macbeth
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
Keene Curtis	Lennox
Peggy Webber	Lady Macduff/Witch
Lionel Braham	Siward
Morgan Farley	Doctor
Lurene Tuttle	Gentlewoman/The Three
William Alland	Second Murderer

Producers:

Charles K. Feldman , Orson Welles

Writers:

William Shakespeare, Orson Welles

Language:

English

Related Programs:

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Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet

Richard III

Throne of Blood

Henry V

Othello

In director Welles' retelling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Macbeth, a medieval Scottish general, is told by three witches he will rise to be king. After learning the prophecy, he's pressured by his ambitious wife, Lady Macbeth, to murder King Duncan and seize the throne. Macbeth succeeds, but with his new power he becomes increasingly paranoid and bloodthirsty, which ultimately leads to his tragic demise.

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