Movie
Macbeth
Overview
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
Details
- Release date
- 1971-12-20
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Caliban Films, Playboy Enterprises
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jon Finch as Macbeth
- Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth
- Martin Shaw as Banquo
- John Stride as Ross
- Nicholas Selby as Duncan
- Terence Bayler as Macduff
- Stephan Chase as Malcolm
- Paul Shelley as Donalbain
- Noel Davis as Seyton
- Richard Pearson as Doctor
- Andrew Laurence as Lennox
- Bernard Archard as Angus
Crew
- Roman Polanski - Director
- Kenneth Tynan - Screenplay
- Roman Polanski - Screenplay
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