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Macbeth (1965)

Macbeth poster
Directed by
Alan Burke
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a television adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy about a Scottish general who receives a prophecy from three witches that he will become king. He takes violent actions to make the prophecy come true, leading to guilt and paranoia.

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What happens

"Macbeth" is a 1965 Australian television play, an episode of Wednesday Theatre. It is an adaptation of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare and aired on 22 September 1965 in Sydney and Melbourne, and on 27 October 1965 in Brisbane. The play had previously been filmed by ABC in 1960 with Keith Goodlet in the title role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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