Overview:
Three witches predict that Macbeth will ascend to the throne of Scotland. To fulfill this prophecy, Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to murder King Duncan, who has come to spend the night at their home. This crime plunges the new ruler into a macabre spiral that will lead him to sink into guilt and madness.| Status: | Released (1948-10-01) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination |
| Screen: | William Shakespeare, Orson Welles |
| Productions: | Republic Pictures, Mercury Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 40: Orson Welles - Macbeth
- 7520: Jeanette Nolan - Lady Macbeth
- 6836: Dan O'Herlihy - Macduff
- 7505: Roddy McDowall - Malcolm
- 78849: Edgar Barrier - Banquo
- 6933: Alan Napier - A Holy Father
- 14364: Erskine Sanford - Duncan
Crews
- 40: Orson Welles - Director - Directing
- 103677: Theodore Lydecker - Special Effects - Crew
- 103676: Howard Lydecker - Special Effects - Crew
- 96159: Richard Wilson - Associate Producer - Production
- 3999088: Efrem Kurtz - Conductor - Sound
- 960362: Adele Palmer - Costume Designer - Costume & Make-Up
- 6210: William Shakespeare - Novel - Writing
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Macbeth (Orson Welles) is travelling across a misty moor one evening when he encounters three mysterious women whom acclaim him Thane of Cawdor. His is surely Thane of Glamis, and Cawdor is another man altogether - or is he? Then they proclaim that he shall be King of Scotland - and ....
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