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- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMinoru ChiakiIsuzu YamadaA war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
- DirectorKen HughesStarsPaul DouglasRuth RomanBonar ColleanoShakespeare (more-or-less) in modern gangster setting. Lily MacBeth pushes her husband Joe to rub out the reigning crime boss and become the new "kingpin" himself. Success is short- lived, however, as he confronts Lennie, a mobster whose father and wife are Joe's murder victims.
- DirectorPhilip CassonTrevor NunnStarsIan McKellenJudi DenchJohn BownMacbeth (Ian McKellen) is a daring member of the Scottish military, who receives a revelation from three menacing sorceresses that he will someday become the King of Scotland. This information gives him a thirst for power, and with prompting from his wife, Lady Macbeth (Judi Dench), he kills the current leader in order to take the throne. But he must continue to commit murders to keep his actions a secret, and soon no one is safe.
- DirectorAngus MacfadyenStarsAngus MacfadyenTaylor RobertsKevin McNallyThis is a modern interpretation of the bard's tragedy, set in the claustrophobic confines of a stretch limousine which prowls the streets of a contemporary landscape as its agoraphobic passengers struggle for existential meaning in a dog eat dog world where only the fit survive, and tragedy unfolds.
- DirectorVinicius CoimbraStarsGabriel Braga NunesAna Paula ArósioÂngelo AntônioBased on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth". Elias is a successful executive who works in the second largest private bank in Brazil. One day, Elias meets a mysterious woman who claims to be able to predict his future and says he will become vice president that day and the next day, he will become president of the Bank. The wheel of fortune is bound activated and a series of murders is committed by Elias and his wife Clara, leaving a trail of blood on his way to power and making them executioners and victims of their own destinies.
- DirectorRupert GooldStarsPatrick StewartKate FleetwoodOliver BurchSir Patrick Stewart stars in a gripping Tony-nominated production.
- DirectorGeoffrey WrightStarsVictoria HillLachy HulmeGary SweetA contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" set in the ganglands of Melbourne.
- DirectorMark BrozelStarsJames McAvoyKeeley HawesJoseph MillsonA chef and his restaurant-hostess wife resort to murder to take ownership of a high-class Glaswegian restaurant.
- DirectorJoey ZimmermanStarsKevin J. BarryAlex BlackTony BlackTwo one-acts by Tom Stoppard deal with important social issues through the performance of abridged versions of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and "Macbeth."
- DirectorLevente KissStarsZoltán CsúcsJudit FodorIstván Kajtár
- DirectorVishal BhardwajStarsIrrfan KhanTabuPankaj KapurThe intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.
- DirectorBilly MorrissetteStarsJames Le GrosMaura TierneyChristopher WalkenIn a modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania, Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.
- DirectorJeremy FreestonStarsJason ConneryHelen BaxendaleGraham McTavishA ruthlessly ambitious Scottish laird seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
- DirectorNikolay SerebryakovDave EdwardsStarsAlec McCowenBrian CoxZoë WanamakerEncouraged by a prophecy and his scheming wife, Macbeth sets out to be King of Scotland, but soon realizes the lengths he must go to keep his power in this gruesome tale of pure horror.
- DirectorWilliam ReillyStarsJohn TurturroKatherine BorowitzDennis FarinaIt's Macbeth in mobster form!
- DirectorJohn CroezenStarsHerman FinkersWilfried FinkersJan KnollemaAn adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play, this animated version looks at the life and death of the Scottish hero-turned-villain Macbeth.
- DirectorBéla TarrStarsGyörgy CserhalmiErzsébet KútvölgyiFerenc BenczeIn this powerful film, the renowned William Shakespeare play is stripped down to the bare essentials, consisting of two lengthy shots.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJon FinchFrancesca AnnisMartin ShawA ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
- DirectorJohn BarnesStarsDouglas CampbellMichael GwynnGeorge HagenOne of the Encyclopaedia Britannica educational films made especially for students; here, in a three-part film, actor-director Douglas Campbell analyzes Shakespeare's play, with his ideas of how he would stage it.
- DirectorPaul AlmondStarsSean ConneryZoe CaldwellWilliam NeedlesThe Scottish Lord Macbeth, chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power. He commits regicide to become King, and then furthers his moral descent with a reign of murderous terror to stay in power, eventually plunging the country into civil war. In the end, he loses everything that gives meaning and purpose to his life before losing his life itself.
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJeanette NolanDan O'HerlihyMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.