MacBeth (1961)

Audience Score
41
MacBeth
NR 1 hr 25 minJan 22nd, 1961Drama
This is a very theatrical version full of sound amp 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 youd 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