Feature film — 1948
Macbeth (1948)
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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A high-signal pick with 194 votes.
Republic Pictures / Mercury Productions
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Director: Orson Welles
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Jeanette Nolan
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Dan O'Herlihy
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Roddy McDowall
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Edgar Barrier
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John Dierkes
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Keene Curtis
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Peggy Webber
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