Macbeth (1948)

7.3/10 107 min Drama

Overview

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.

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/The Three

Lionel Braham

Siward

Morgan Farley

Doctor

Lurene Tuttle

Gentlewoman / The Three

William Alland

Second Murderer

Gus Schilling

A Porter

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