7.5
Genre
War, Drama, History, Old movies
Synopsis
In director Welles' retelling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Macbeth (Orson Welles), a medieval Scottish general, is told by three witches he will rise to be king. After learning the prophecy, he's pressured by his ambitious wife, Lady Macbeth (Jeanette Nolan), to murder King Duncan (Erskine Sanford) and seize the throne. Macbeth succeeds, but with his new power he becomes increasingly paranoid and bloodthirsty, which ultimately leads to his tragic demise.
Cast
Macbeth
Orson Welles
Lady Macbeth
Jeanette Nolan
Macduff
Dan O'Herlihy
Malcolm
Roddy McDowall
Banquo
Edgar Barrier
Duncan
Erskine Sanford
A Holy Father
Alan Napier
Ross
John Dierkes
Lennox
Keene Curtis
Lady Macduff / The Three
Peggy Webber
Siward
Lionel Braham
Young Siward
Archie Heugly
Macduff Child
Christopher Welles
Doctor
Morgan Farley
Fleance
Jerry Farber
Gentlewoman / The Three
Lurene Tuttle
Second Murderer
William Alland
First Murderer / The Three
Brainerd Duffield
Seyton
George 'Shorty' Chirello
A Porter
Gus Schilling
Seyton
George Chirello
Witch
Charles Lederer
Robert Coote
