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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.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jun 20247/10
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 remain so unless some seemingly impossible circumstances combine to bring about his downfall. Empowered by their prophecy, he returns to the castle of King Duncan (Erskine Sanford) where he divulges his secret to his ruthlessly ambitious wife (Jeanette Nolan) thus setting in motion some regicidal scheming that will install him on the throne - but at what cost to him, his wife and his kingdom. This is certainly my favourite Shakespeare play, full of darkness and mysticism; of betrayal, duplicity and as near to actual evil as I think the stage has ever got. Though maybe Welles ought not to have been costumed as a Mongolian warlord, his efforts otherwise to master some of the most powerful soliloquies in the English language are impressive. Nolan also contributes well as the devious, downright malevolent wife who cares for power and him and little else. The supporting cast do enough, but there is a paucity
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Cast
- Orson WellesMacbeth
- Jeanette NolanLady Macbeth
- Dan O'HerlihyMacduff
- Roddy McDowallMalcolm
- Edgar BarrierBanquo
- Alan NapierA Holy Father
- Erskine SanfordDuncan
- John DierkesRoss
- Keene CurtisLennox
- Peggy WebberLady Macduff/The Three
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- Orson WellesDirector
- Orson WellesScreenplay
- John L. RussellDirector of Photography
- Louis LindsayEditor
- Orson WellesProducer
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