---
title: 'Macbeth (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roman Polanski'
released: '1971-12-01'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/macbeth-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067372/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Macbeth (1971)

1971 · 140 min · Drama · United Kingdom, United States, Australia


## Synopsis

Macbeth is a 1971 historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski, and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan. A film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, it tells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis star as the title character and his wife, noted for their relative youth as actors. Themes of historic recurrence, greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare's story of moral decline, which is presented in a more realistic style.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)
- **Screenplay:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski), [Kenneth Tynan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-tynan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Third Ear Band](https://cinepixo.com/people/third-ear-band)
- **Producer:** [Hugh Hefner](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-hefner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gilbert Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-taylor)
- **Editor:** [Alastair McIntyre](https://cinepixo.com/people/alastair-mcintyre)

## Cast

- [Mark Dightam](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-dightam) as Macduff's son
- [Bernard Archard](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-archard) as Angus
- [Diane Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-fletcher) as Lady Macduff
- [Terence Bayler](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-bayler) as Macduff
- [Richard Pearson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pearson) as Doctor
- [Francesca Annis](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesca-annis) as Lady Macbeth
- [Maisie MacFarquhar](https://cinepixo.com/people/maisie-macfarquhar) as Three Witches
- [John Stride](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-stride) as Ross
- [Stephan Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephan-chase) as Malcolm
- [Paul Shelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-shelley) as Donalbain
- [Sydney Bromley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-bromley) as Porter
- [Jon Finch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-finch) as Macbeth
- [Christine Paul-Podlasky](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-paul-podlasky) as Dancer
- [Nicholas Selby](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-selby) as King Duncan
- [Elsie Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsie-taylor) as Three Witches

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/macbeth-1971
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