Macbeth (1948)
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 commits a treasonous act and takes the throne for himself.
Director:
Orson Welles
Writer:
Orson Welles
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Orson Welles as Macbeth |
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Jeanette Nolan as Lady Macbeth |
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Dan O'Herlihy as Macduff |
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Roddy McDowall as Malcolm |
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Edgar Barrier as Banquo |
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Alan Napier as A Holy Father |
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Erskine Sanford as Duncan |
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John Dierkes as Ross |
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Keene Curtis as Lennox |
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Peggy Webber as Lady Macduff/The Three |
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Lionel Braham as Siward |
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Archie Heugly as Young Siward |
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Jerry Farber as Fleance |
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Christopher Welles as Macduff Child |
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Morgan Farley as Doctor |
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Lurene Tuttle as Gentlewoman / The Three |
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Brainerd Duffield as First Murderer / The Three |
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William Alland as Second Murderer |
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George Chirello as Seyton |
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Gus Schilling as A Porter |
| Directing | Orson Welles | Director |
| Production | Richard Wilson | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Palmer | Costume Designer |
| Crew | Theodore Lydecker | Special Effects |
| Sound | Efrem Kurtz | Conductor |
| Crew | Howard Lydecker | Special Effects |
| Sound | Garry A. Harris | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peggy Gray | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Orson Welles | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jacques Ibert | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurice Seiderman | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Louis Lindsay | Editor |
| Art | James Redd | Set Decoration |
| Production | Orson Welles | Producer |
| Sound | John Stransky Jr. | Sound Designer |
| Camera | John L. Russell | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred A. Ritter | Costume Design |
| Art | Fred A. Ritter | Art Direction |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mark | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orson Welles | Costume Design |
| Art | Orson Welles | Set Designer |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |