| Description |
1 videocassette (112 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. |
| Note |
Originally released as motion picture by Republic Pictures, 1948 ; film restored by UCLA Film Archives and the Folger Shakespeare Library. |
| Credits |
Music, Jacques Ibert ; director of photography, John L. Russell ; art director, Fred Ritter. |
| Performer |
Music conducted by Efrem Kurtz. |
| Cast |
Orson Wells (Macbeth), Dan O'Harlihy (MacDuff), Jeannette Nolan (Lady Macbeth), Edgar Barrier (Banquo), Alan Napier (a holy father), Roddy McDowall (Malcolm). |
| Summary |
In this classic story of murder, witchcraft, and revenge, Macbeth, dirven by overwhelming ambition an unscrupulous wife murders the King of Scotland and claims the throne for himself. He begins a violent reign of terror and execution in a desperate attempt to maintain his power. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife rapidly descend into the depts of madness and paranoia as the weight of their crimes proves their undoing. |
| Audience |
General. |
| System Details |
VHS format. |
| Subject |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Nolan, Jeanette, 1911-1998.
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O'Herlihy, Dan, 1919-2005
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McDowall, Roddy, 1928-1998.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Macbeth.
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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
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Republic Pictures Home Video (Firm)
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Republic Pictures Corporation.
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