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 murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Orson Welles
Writers: William Shakespeare, Orson Welles
Main 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 and Witch
Lionel Braham – Siward
Archie Heugly – Siward
Jerry Farber – Fleance
Christopher Welles – Macduff’s child
Morgan Farley – Doctor
Lurene Tuttle – Gentlewoman and Witch
Brainerd Duffield – First Murderer and Witch
William Alland – Second Murderer
George Chirello – Seyton