Only a few of the Bard's best lines are audible. The rest are lost in strained, dialectic gibbering that is only sound, not prose.
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06/18/08
Macbeth (Restored Version) (1948)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:18
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: This haunting, eccentric Macbeth may be hampered by budget constraints, but Orson Welles delivers both behind and in front of the camera.
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A dark, moody screen version of the classic tragedy about a presumptuous Scottish prince's quest for power through patricide--in keeping with both the play's spirit and Welles' vision. As with his... [More]
Starring: Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Edgar Barrier
Director: Orson Welles
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Reviews for Macbeth (Restored Version)
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Top CriticStark, intermittently brilliant.
06/18/08
Top CriticPowerhouse performance from Orson Welles as the troubled Prince.
06/18/08
Wonder-Boy Welles has an imaginative way with a camera.
06/18/08
Top CriticOne of the director's most personal creations, it's a courageous experiment with a craggy barbaric splendor all its own.
06/18/08
Top CriticThe movie is so fragmented that no real interpretation of the play ever coagulates. As with all of Welles' films, however, there are a number of memorable moments.
06/18/08
The film has a jagged, noir-ish aspect that makes it a powerhouse.
07/14/07
There is force in this rough, hasty rendering; the sheer speed of the pacing gives it a quality of crushing delirium.
04/06/07
Top CriticA triumph of cinematic imagination over the limited resources of the parsimonious Republic Pictures Studio, which originally butchered the film and released it with a poor soundtrack.
08/29/06
Top CriticAdventurous film-making that takes risks, and full of imaginative flourishes.
06/24/06
No review available.
09/11/05
No review available.
06/09/05
It's Orson- over darmatic and bold- the way Macbeth should be
01/02/05
Underbudgeted but frequently brilliant version of the play.
09/11/03
Welles's bulky presence makes the ambitious egomaniac all too credible, but lack of time gives a constricted air with no sense of a world outside.
05/24/03
Top CriticNo review available.
02/04/03
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09/12/02
Welles at his maverick top, utilizing a small studio such as Republic to create a masterpiece.
08/20/02
No review available.
07/27/02
This film, recently restored to Welles' original, full-length version, is well worth seeing.
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