Macbeth
1948 · TMDB 7.3
Directed by Orson Welles
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.
Why it matters
Orson Welles shot this in twenty-three days on a Republic Pictures soundstage, turning poverty into expressionist fog, looming sets and a whispered, conspiratorial soundtrack.
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Released
- 1948-10-01
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.3
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