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Macbeth

A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.

Roman Polanski's version of Shakespeare's tragedy about a Scottish lord who murders the king and ascends the throne. His wife then begins hallucinating as a result of her guilt complex and the dead king's son conspires to attack Macbeth and expose him for the murderer he is.

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Main Cast

Jon Finch Macbeth

Francesca Annis Lady Macbeth

Martin Shaw Banquo

John Stride Ross

Nicholas Selby

Nicholas Selby Duncan

Terence Bayler Macduff

Stephan Chase Malcolm

Paul Shelley Donalbain

Noel Davis Seyton

Richard Pearson Doctor

Andrew Laurence

Andrew Laurence Lennox

Bernard Archard Angus

Sydney Bromley Porter

Ian Hogg First Thane

Diane Fletcher Lady Macduff

Bruce Purchase Caithness

Frank Wylie

Frank Wylie Menteith

Noelle Rimmington

Noelle Rimmington Third Witch

Keith Chegwin Fleance

Patricia Mason

Patricia Mason Gentlewoman

Michael Balfour

Michael Balfour First Murderer

Andrew McCulloch Second Murderer

Mark Dightam

Mark Dightam Macduff's Son

Geoffrey Reed

Geoffrey Reed Second Thane

William Hobbs Young Seyward

Alf Joint Old Seyward

Paul Hennen

Paul Hennen Doctor's Apprentice

Christine Paul-Podlasky Dancer

Maisie MacFarquhar

Maisie MacFarquhar First Witch

Elsie Taylor

Elsie Taylor Second Witch

Creators

Roman Polanski Director, Screenplay

Kenneth Tynan Screenplay

Macbeth Videos

Toil and Trouble: Making “Macbeth”

Toil and Trouble: Making “Macbeth”

Macbeth (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Macbeth (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Info about Macbeth

Studio(s): Caliban Films, Playboy Enterprises

Originally Released: United States, Dec 20, 1971

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Budget: $3,100,000.00

Genres:Drama, History

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