Macbeth (1971)

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Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.

• Released: 1971-12-20
• Genres: War, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 21m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 305 votes

Directed by Roman Polanski.

Top cast

• Jon Finch as Macbeth
• Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth
• Martin Shaw as Banquo
• John Stride as Ross
• Nicholas Selby as Duncan
• Terence Bayler as Macduff
• Stephan Chase as Malcolm
• Paul Shelley as Donalbain
• Noel Davis as Seyton
• Richard Pearson as Doctor

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Macbeth

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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