Macbeth

Duration: 120 mi

Year Published: 1948

Creator: National Telefilm

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Moved by his own burning ambition and that of his unscrupulous wife, Macbeth murders Duncan, King of Scotland and seizes the crown, thereby fulfilling the witches' prophecy. This adaptation of the Shakespeare play is memorable for its rhythm, its murky atmosphere of evil, and Welles' imaginative visualizations. (Does not circulate)

Complete Record: Moved by his own burning ambition and that of his unscrupulous wife, Macbeth murders Duncan, King of Scotland and seizes the crown, thereby fulfilling the witches' prophecy. This adaptation of the Shakespeare play is memorable for its rhythm, its murky atmosphere of evil, and Welles' imaginative visualizations. (Does not circulate)