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.
Directed by Roman Polanski
husband wife relationship
scotland
based on play or musical
rise to power
11th century
betrayal of trust
Rank
#30 in 1971·#4016 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
Jon Finch
Macbeth
Francesca Annis
Lady Macbeth
Martin Shaw
Banquo
John Stride
Ross
Terence Bayler
Macduff
Stephan Chase
Malcolm
Paul Shelley
Donalbain
Noel Davis
Seyton
Richard Pearson
Doctor
Bernard Archard
Angus
Ian Hogg
First Thane
Diane Fletcher
Lady Macduff
Crew
Roman Polanski
Director
Kenneth Tynan
Screenplay
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Paul Buckmaster
Original Music Composer
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography
Andrew Braunsberg
Producer
Hugh Hefner
Executive Producer
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Vic Armstrong
Stunts
Alec Mills
Camera Operator
William Hobbs
Fight Choreographer
Popular Reviews
163 reviews
Daisy Anderson
Does this count as gcse revsion…
Does this count as gcse revsion…
arabelle
7.0★ · 03/07/26
lady macbeth is my one and only role model
lady macbeth is my one and only role model
gia
8.0★ · 02/24/26
every white boy in this has the same fuckass bob and i can't tell them apart
watching for my ap lit class! I like this one better than the 2015 one it’s absolutely beautiful and they aren’t mumbling their lines the entire time
edit: finished it after i got home LOL why was it so gorey… justice for the macduffs
every white boy in this has the same fuckass bob and i can't tell them apart
watching for my ap lit class! I like this one better than the 2015 one it’s absolutely beautiful and they aren’t mumbling their lines the entire time
edit: finished it after i got home LOL why was it so gorey… justice for the macduffs
Victoria
6.0★ · 12/16/25
thought this was kind of boring and my hatred for p*lanski isn’t helping
thought this was kind of boring and my hatred for p*lanski isn’t helping
