Macbeth (1948)

19481h 43mdir. Orson WellesUnited Statesdrama film

With Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Roddy McDowall, Orson Welles, Alan Napier, Erskine Sanford, Edgar Barrier, John Dierkes

Directed by Orson Welles

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Macbeth is a 1948 American historical drama directed by Orson Welles. A film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, it tells the story of the Scottish general who becomes the King of Scotland through treachery and murder. The film stars Welles in the lead role and Jeanette Nolan (in her feature film debut) as Lady Macbeth.

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