This is a very theatrical version, full of sound & fury, histrionics and big arm movements. Cynical audiences might not buy into it, but if you were to go back to the early 1600s this is probably the way you'd see it. The plot of Macbeth, if you were snoozing during high school English class, is about an 11th century Scottish warrior who hatches a dubious plan to steal the throne. Spurred on by his wife Lady Macbeth, who wears the pants in the household, he finds himself swiftly slipping down the path of evil.
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Sean Connery
Macbeth
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Lady Macbeth
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Paul Almond Director · William Shakespeare Author
United States release January 22, 1961 · Produced in Canada · Production CBC Studios
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CBC
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · January 22, 1961
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