Plot
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.
Cast
Orson Welles
Macbeth
Jeanette Nolan
Lady Macbeth
Dan O'Herlihy
Macduff
Roddy McDowall
Malcolm
Edgar Barrier
Banquo
Alan Napier
A Holy Father
Erskine Sanford
Duncan
John Dierkes
Ross
Keene Curtis
Lennox
Peggy Webber
Lady Macduff/The Three
Lionel Braham
Siward
Archie Heugly
Young Siward
Crew
Orson Welles
Director
Orson Welles
Screenplay
Orson Welles
Producer
John L. Russell
Director of Photography
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