Macbeth

Macbeth

  • Director: Orson Welles
  • Writer: William Shakespeare,Orson Welles
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Latin
  • Release date: May 10, 1949
  • Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Макбет
    • "Macbeth" is a feature film directed by Orson Welles and starring Orson Welles and Dan O'Herridge.
    The film tells the story of General Macbeth, who was influenced by the witch's prophecy and bewitched by his wife.

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    • Release date May 10, 1949
    • Filming locations Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies Mercury Productions

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    $900,000 (estimated)

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    • By Lola 2022-07-04 23:48:38

      Expressionist Works by Orson Welles

        Is it the temptation of a witch? Is it his wife's instigation? A victim of that politically chaotic age? Or the loser in the battle between good and evil in his own humanity? Or both? What was the tragedy of Macbeth and his wife's life? It seems that Shakespeare didn't want to tell us a definite answer either. He just let his readers think for themselves, which may be the eternal charm of Shakespeare's works!
        Going back to the movie itself, I have to say N times that Orson Welles is...

    • By Kailyn 2022-07-04 21:41:21

      Shakespeare's film debut

      Orson Welles begins his Shakespeare trilogy with Macbeth. "Macbeth" makes Welles rediscover that he still enjoys his freedom and his own genius in full. As Jean Cocteau said of the film - "Orson Welles' Macbeth has a raw, unruly force. His actors are in some fantastic subway tunnel. Wandering around, clad in animal skins, horns and cardboard crowns like motorcyclists of the early 2000s..."

      Wells, in fact, was not always interested in psychological...

    • By Pietro 2022-07-04 15:45:45

      Thought-provoking tragic characters

             Macbeth, a general who has experienced military exploits, a duke who is under one person and more than ten thousand. Believing too much in the witches' words turned a brave and righteous general into a murderous, self-tortured king. With the instigation of his wife, Macbeth killed an excellent king, Duncan, and he fell into entanglement, struggle and pain, unable to sleep and restless.
             The film pays great attention to the portrayal of the characters' hearts, and the...

    • By Sammy 2022-07-04 12:07:57

      About "Spider's Nest" and "Macbeth"

      After watching Akira Kurosawa's movie "Spider's Nest", I have always felt that there is something less than the original "Macbeth". It was not until I recently watched "Macbeth" adapted by Orson Welles that I seemed to understand a little bit. .

      Shakespeare's handling of the plot and narrative of "Macbeth" is minimal and abstract. This is not because Shakespeare is not good at complex plot narratives, but Shakespeare's works such as "Macbeth"...

    • By Ellen 2022-07-04 10:55:36

      Life is but a walking shadow

      Macbeth Act 5, scene 5, 19–28
      Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
      creeps in this petty pace from day to day
      To the last syllable of recorded time;
      And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
      the way to dusty death.
      Out, out brief candle!
      Life is but a walking shadow,
      a poor player that struts and frets
      his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more.
      It is a tale told by an idiot,
      full of sound and fury signifying nothing....

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    • By Jean 2023-09-29 13:43:06

      It would be better not to shoot in studio. A couple of direct interactions with the camera (like the so-called "visible but untouchable dagger") were...

    • By Mauricio 2023-09-20 07:20:22

      Wells wasn't very fat at this...

    • By Deven 2023-09-18 00:41:07

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    • By Deon 2023-08-27 22:13:20

      Orson Welles (US) version of Macbeth. Some details have been omitted from the content; the form (mainly in the performance style and setting) is more like a reference to German Expressionism; the editing and shots are as smooth as Orson Welles always; due to the overall style, the film The stage sense is relatively strong; Wells, who also wrote and directed, did a good job. It should be the strongest except for the Polanski...

    • By Palma 2023-07-14 22:30:24

      All hail, Orson Welles!...

    Movie plot

    General Macbeth (Orson Welles Orson Welles ornaments) follow King Duncan (Erskine Sanford ornaments) to the north and south, is the latter's most trusted place. One day, Macbeth won another war, and met three witches on the way back home. The witches predicted that Macbeth would be promoted to the throne, and he could even take the crown to inherit the throne. However, Macbeth's successor is not his child, but the son of his friend...
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    At the same time as the filming of "Miss Shanghai" for the film company, Mystery Wells started the independent filming of "Macbeth" at a very low cost, and started his Shakespeare trilogy. Wells did his best to star in Macbeth himself, and invited his brothers and sisters from the former stage play and broadcasting industry to participate in this court tragedy that happened in Scotland in the 11th century. As a result, the surreal set...
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    Movie quotes

    • Lady Macduff: By the clock, 'tis day, And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp: Is't night's predominance, or the day's shame, That darkness does the face of earth entomb, when living light should kiss it?

    • A Holy Father: And when we have our naked frailties hid / That suffer in exposure, let's meet / To question this most bloody piece of work, to know it further.

      Ross: Fears and scruples shake us.

      Macduff: In the great hand of God, I stand.

      Banquo: And I. So, all.

    • [last lines]

      Witch: Peace; the charm's wound up.

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