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23 June 1950 (France)
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In fog-dripping, barren and sometimes macabre settings, 11th-century Scottish nobleman Macbeth is led...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
| Jerry Farber | ... | Fleance |
| Christopher Welles | ... | Macduff Child |
| Morgan Farley | ... | Doctor |
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89 min (cut version) | Germany:92 min | USA:107 min (premiere version) | USA:107 min (restored video version)
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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The dialog was pre-recorded, leaving the actors to mime their lines.
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Anachronisms: Duncan and his men renew their baptismal vows with a prayer composed by Pope Leo XIII in 1884.
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The Three Witches: Double,double,toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
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The Three Witches: Double,double,toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
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Referenced in Back to School (1986)
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No one will claim that Welles' adaptation is the most accurate or best (see Roman Polansky's for a truer Macbeth) and at some points the bombast of Welles and his supporting cast, especially Lady Macbeth, can be a little overwhelming. However, for sheer mood and feel, I prefer this Macbeth over all the others out there. The darkness and dampness that close in on Welles as the movie progresses is claustrophobic and really gives a gritty appeal to this film. A great example of b&w film used to its fullest potential.