Macbeth (1948)
Overview
A Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.531 |
Directed By
Orson Welles
Crew
Orson Welles
Richard Wilson
Efrem Kurtz
Adele Palmer
Howard Lydecker
Theodore Lydecker
William Shakespeare
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Jacques Ibert
John L. Russell
Louis Lindsay
Fred A. Ritter
John McCarthy Jr.
James Redd
Fred A. Ritter
Orson Welles
Peggy Gray
Bob Mark
Maurice Seiderman
Garry A. Harris
John Stransky Jr.
Orson Welles
TOP CAST
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
Lurene Tuttle
Gentlewoman / The Three
Brainerd Duffield
First Murderer / The Three
William Alland
Second Murderer
George Chirello
Seyton
Gus Schilling
A Porter
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