Movie
Macbeth
Overview
Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
Details
- Release date
- 2015-09-22
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Anton Capital Entertainment, See-Saw Films, Creative Scotland, DMC Film, Film4 Productions, StudioCanal, The Weinstein Company
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Michael Fassbender as Macbeth
- Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth
- Paddy Considine as Banquo
- Sean Harris as Macduff
- Jack Reynor as Malcolm
- Elizabeth Debicki as Lady Macduff
- David Thewlis as Duncan
- David Hayman as Lennox
- Maurice Roëves as Menteith
- Ross Anderson as Rosse
- James Harkness as Angus
- Jack Madigan as Macbeth Child
Crew
- Justin Kurzel - Director
- Michael Lesslie - Screenplay
- Jacob Koskoff - Screenplay
- Todd Louiso - Screenplay
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