Overview

Three witches predict that Macbeth will ascend to the throne of Scotland. To fulfill this prophecy, Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to murder King Duncan, who has come to spend the night at their home. This crime plunges the new ruler into a macabre spiral that will lead him to sink into guilt and madness.

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Cast

Orson Welles

Jeanette Nolan

Dan O'Herlihy

Roddy McDowall

Edgar Barrier

Alan Napier

Erskine Sanford

John Dierkes

Keene Curtis

Peggy Webber