Macbeth (1948)
Macbeth is a 1948 drama movie directed by Orson Welles, with a running time of 1h 47m. It stars Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan and Dan O'Herlihy.
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 as Macbeth
- Jeanette Nolan as Lady Macbeth
- Dan O'Herlihy as Macduff
- Roddy McDowall as Malcolm
- Edgar Barrier as Banquo
- Alan Napier as A Holy Father
- Erskine Sanford as Duncan
- John Dierkes as Ross
- Keene Curtis as Lennox
- Peggy Webber as Lady Macduff/The Three
- Lionel Braham as Siward
- Archie Heugly as Young Siward