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Macbeth
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Title: Macbeth

Release Date: 20 Dec 1971

Runtime: 2h 21m

Genre: War, Drama

Director: Caliban Films, Playboy Enterprises

Production Companies: Caliban Films, Playboy Enterprises

Overview: Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.

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Average Vote: 7.1 (280 votes)

Cast

  • Macbeth: Jon Finch
  • Lady Macbeth: Francesca Annis
  • Banquo: Martin Shaw
  • Ross: John Stride
  • Duncan: Nicholas Selby
  • Macduff: Terence Bayler
  • Malcolm: Stephan Chase
  • Donalbain: Paul Shelley
  • Seyton: Noel Davis
  • Doctor: Richard Pearson
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