Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth commits a treasonous act and takes the throne for himself.
Direction
Welles shot this in 23 days on a Republic Pictures B-movie budget.
Cinematography
Fog machines working overtime, sets built from paper and prayers.
Sound
Voodoo-inspired percussion score Welles demanded be deafening.
Director
Orson Welles
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