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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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. Full Review |
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Stark, intermittently brilliant. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Powerhouse performance from Orson Welles as the troubled Prince. Full Review |
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Wonder-Boy Welles has an imaginative way with a camera. Full Review |
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One of the director's most personal creations, it's a courageous experiment with a craggy barbaric splendor all its own. Full Review |
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The 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. Full Review |
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4/4 |
The film has a jagged, noir-ish aspect that makes it a powerhouse. Full Review |
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There is force in this rough, hasty rendering; the sheer speed of the pacing gives it a quality of crushing delirium. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A 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. Full Review |
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Adventurous film-making that takes risks, and full of imaginative flourishes. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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It's Orson- over darmatic and bold- the way Macbeth should be
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4/5 |
Underbudgeted but frequently brilliant version of the play.
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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. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Welles at his maverick top, utilizing a small studio such as Republic to create a masterpiece.
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This film, recently restored to Welles' original, full-length version, is well worth seeing. Full Review |
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