RATINGS
IMDB
7.5
Metacritic
-
Macbeth(1948)
With Orson Welles; Duncan killed in battle by Macbeth; Duncan's son Malcolm III defeated and killed Macbeth and claimed the throne
War
RUNTIME
92 min
AGE RATING
Approved
COUNTRY
United States
LANGUAGE
English
DIRECTOR
Orson Welles
CAST
Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Roddy McDowall
Plot
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.