Polanski wrought “Macbeth” out of deep despair and psychological depression two years after Sharon Tate was murdered. And this very dark and downbeat version of the Shakespeare tragedy shows us what ...

I love a good “Macbeth” movie. Orson Welles’ scrappy, noirish 1948 version, Roman Polanski’s Hammer Horrory 1971 approach, Akira Kurosawa’s robustly aestheticized “Throne of Blood” (1957) — all great ...

Lady Macbeth, driven by ambition, urges her husband, Macbeth, to murder King Duncan. Macbeth becomes king but descends into madness. A Scottish nobleman, in a duel, ultimately kills Macbeth. The film, ...

Scottish nobleman Macbeth is prophesied by three women to become King of Scotland. Spurred on by his wife, he murders the king to help fate along. As Macbeth eliminates more rivals, guilt drives Lady ...