Macbeth (1948)





Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.


Books with substantial mentioning of Macbeth

Dave Kehr
Movies that mattered, More reviews from a transformative decade
Chicago; London, 2017

Robert Garis
The Films of Orson Welles
Cambridge, 2004

Douglas Brode
Shakespeare in the Movies, From the Silent Era to Shakespeare in Love
Oxford, 2000

Robert F. Wilson, Jr.
Shakespeare in Hollywood, 1929 - 1956
Madison, NJ/London, 2000

James Robert Parish
Ghosts and Angels in Hollywood Films, Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 264 Theatrical and Made-for-Television Releases
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1994

Reviews

Jens Hinrichsen, Macbeth, in: Filmdienst, nr. 4 (14. Februar), 2008 pp. 34-35 (DVD review)