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.
Macbeth
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.
Director
Roman Polanski
Budget
2.4M
Revenue
1.0M
Status
Released
Production
Caliban Films, Playboy Enterprises
Cast
Jon Finch
Macbeth
Francesca Annis
Lady Macbeth
Martin Shaw
Banquo
John Stride
Ross
Nicholas Selby
Duncan
Terence Bayler
Macduff
Stephan Chase
Malcolm
Paul Shelley
Donalbain
Noel Davis
Seyton
Richard Pearson
Doctor
Andrew Laurence
Lennox
Bernard Archard
Angus
Sydney Bromley
Porter
Ian Hogg
First Thane
Diane Fletcher
Lady Macduff
Bruce Purchase
Caithness
Frank Wylie
Menteith
Maisie MacFarquhar
First Witch
Elsie Taylor
Second Witch
Noelle Rimmington
Third Witch
Keith Chegwin
Fleance
Patricia Mason
Gentlewoman
Michael Balfour
First Murderer
Andrew McCulloch
Second Murderer
Mark Dightam
Macduff's Son
Bill Drysdale
King's Groom #1
Roy Jones
King's Groom #2
Vic Abbott
Cawdor
Geoffrey Reed
Second Thane
Nigel Ashton
Third Thane
William Hobbs
Young Seyward
Alf Joint
Old Seyward
Paul Hennen
Doctor's Apprentice
Christine Paul-Podlasky
Dancer
Howard Lang
Old Soldier (uncredited)
Ronald Lacey
Macbeths man - killed Banquo (uncredited)
Video Gallery
Toil and Trouble: Making “Macbeth”
![Macbeth (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Zp70jXJFX9M/hqdefault.jpg)
