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Original title

Hallmark Hall of Fame: Macbeth

Year

1954

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

George Schaefer, Hudson Faucett

Screenwriter

George Schaefer, Anthony Squire. Play: William Shakespeare

Cast

Music

Lehman Engel

Producer

Co-production United States-United Kingdom;

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions. Distributor: NBC

Genre

Drama | 11th Century. TV Movie

Movie Groups

Hallmark Hall of Fame | Shakespeare: Macbeth

Synopsis

Based on Shakespeare's play: When Macbeth and Banquo return victorious from a battle, they encounter three witches who make a series of tantalizing predictions. One of the predictions says that Macbeth will become king of Scotland. As Macbeth agonizes between loyalty and opportunity, his ruthless wife urges him to give up his reservations, causing Macbeth to resort to treason and murder to fulfill his ambitions.... Hallmark Hall of Fame's first adaptation of Shakespeare's play of the same name. In the next award-winning adaptation, in 1960, Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson would continue to lead the cast.

Awards: 1955: Emmy: Best Actress in a Single Performance (Judith Anderson)

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Macbeth (TV)

1954

George Schaefer, Hudson Faucett