Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed written between 1603 and 1606. It is frequently performed at both amateur and professional levels, and has been frequently adapted for opera, film, books, stage and screen. Often regarded as archetypal, the play tells of the dangers of the lust for power and the betrayal of friends. For the plot Shakespeare drew loosely on the historical account of King Macbeth of Scotland by Raphael Holinshed and that by the Scottish philosopher Hector Boece. There are many superstitions centred on the belief the play is somehow "cursed", and many actors will not mention the name of the play aloud, referring to it instead as "the Scottish play".

Throne of Blood is a black and white 1957 film directed by Akira Kurosawa, which transposes the plot of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth to medieval Japan. It is regarded as one of Kurosawa's best films, and by many critics as one of the best film adaptations of Macbeth, despite having almost none of the play's script.

Macbeth is a 1948 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth made by Orson Welles.

The film marked Welles's return to Shakespearean interpretation. He had planned to take his company and stage the play at the Utah Centennial Festival in Salt Lake City. With costumes and props at his disposal, Welles rehearsed his company and shot the film in 21 days.

The film was made on a very small budget. It utilised stylized sets in the manner of German Expressionism. While some consider it hammy and overacted, its admirers argue that it is notable for revealing the idiosyncrasies of each character as the movie progresses.

The film was a critical and commercial disaster in both the U.S.A. and the U.K.. It had been filmed with the actors speaking the lines in Scottish accents, which were largely responsible for the bad reviews - critics complained that the Shakespearean verse could not be understood. After its premiere, the film was withdrawn and partially re-dubbed by the same cast, with the actors speaking in Scottish, English and American accents. Then, it was edited to 89 minutes from its original 107-minute length, thus eliminating some of the most famous lines from the play, and several entire scenes. This was the version that eventually opened in New York, once again receiving devastating reviews. However, it was a huge success in many non-English speaking countries, especially France, where critics could not understand how the American and British press had failed to appreciate the highly stylized and surrealistic approach Orson Welles took to the play. In the 1980s, the original "all-Scots" sound track and the edited footage, long thought lost, were re-discovered, and the film was restored to its original version. Many critics and Shakespeare buffs now consider it a classic, though it is not shown as often as some of Orson Welles' other great films. As of 2006, it has been released on DVD only in Europe, not in the U.S.

The film has many unusual touches. Among the most notable is that the witches fashion a clay bust of Macbeth, and place what seems to be a voodoo spell on him through the doll. This apparently sets in motion the progress of Macbeth's way to the throne. This touch was undoubtedly influenced by Welles' 1936 production of the play at the Mercury Theatre, often referred to as the Voodoo Macbeth.

In filming Macbeth, Welles took greater liberties with the play than had ever been taken in "serious" sound films adapted from Shakespeare. (Examples of "non-serious" Shakespeare of the time include include the film version of The Boys from Syracuse and Cantinflas's satirical Spanish version of Romeo and Juliet.) In his film of Macbeth, Orson Welles transposed speeches, switched scenes around, showed a death onscreen that takes place offstage in the play, and even created a new character, called the Holy Father (Alan Napier), who is given most of the lines that the soldier Ross speaks in the play. While it is now common in a film such as Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet to encounter extensive transpositions of scenes and speeches, such tinkering was unheard of in Shakespeare films in the 1930's and '40's. The most severe tampering that Laurence Olivier had done up to then was to show the death of Falstaff in Henry V and to omit Rosencrantz and Guildenstern completely from his film version of Hamlet. MGM's Romeo and Juliet had been so respectful of the text that almost nothing was changed, and although Max Reinhardt had inserted ballet sequences into his 1935 version of A Midsummer Night's Dream and used actors who had never acted in Shakespeare, the adaptation of the play was, on the whole, faithful.

But Welles's adaptation of Macbeth outraged many critics at the time, and probably contributed to the critical failure of the film, although it is very likely that, had the play been adapted in a similar fashion today, no eyebrows would be raised.

Macbeth (also known as M) is a 2006 Australian film version of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill and Lachy Hulme. Macbeth was filmed in Melbourne, Australia and was released in Australia on 21 September 2006.

Wright and Hill wrote the script, which — although it uses a modern-day Melbourne gangster setting, and the actors deliver the dialogue in Australian accents — largely maintains the language of the original play.

Macbeth was selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2006. Macbeth in gangland The Herald Sun. August 4, 2006.

Tagline: Something wicked this way comes.

Macbeth is a 2007 British film version of the William Shakespeare classic, Macbeth.

Macbeth is a 1908 silent film directed by J. Stuart Blackton based on the William Shakespeare play of the same name. It is the earliest known film version of that play.

A transposition of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' to medieval Japan. After a great military victory, Lords Washizu and Miki are lost in the dense Cobweb Forest, where they meet a mysterious old woman who predicts great things for Washizu and even greater things for Miki's descendants. Once out of the forest, Washizu and Miki are immediately promoted by the Emperor. Washizu, encouraged by his ambitious wife, plots to make even more of the prophecy come true, even if it means killing the Emperor... Written by Michael Brooke

In the Sixteenth Century in Japan, the brave generals Taketori Washizu (Toshirô Mifune) and Yoshiaki Miki (Minoru Chiaki) are invited to visit their lord in his castle after a battle wined by them against a traitor general. In the way to the castle, they meet in the forest an evil spirit that foresees their future from the bottom of their hearts, with Washizu being the lord of an important mansion in the fields of their lord, Miki the commander of the First Fortress and Miki's son the successor of Washizu. When they meet their master, the first part of the prophecy comes true for Washizu and Miki. However, the wife of Washizu poisons his heart with calumnies and malicious feelings against the lord and Miki. Washizu kills them both, becoming the new lord of the castle, but tormented by his guilty and afraid of his future. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Melbourne underworld. The present time.

Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down. Written by Kathy Li

Billy's line "Just call him 'The Scottish Chef'" is a sly reference to the superstition in the theatre that it is bad luck to mention the title "Macbeth" - instead it is usually referred to euphemistically as "The Scottish Play".

Something wicked.

This film was the televised version of the sellout stage show, starring Anthony Sher as Macbeth and Harriet Walter as Lady Macbeth. It had an enormously successful run in England, Japan and the USA. It was filmed exclusively at the Roundhouse theatre in Chalk Farm, London, where Nicol Williamson's Hamlet had been filmed over 20 years before.

In eleventh century Scotland, three witches foretell that Macbeth will become King, while Banquo will beget Kings. Macbeth accordingly has King Duncan slain, and is duly crowned in his place. But that's where his problems really begin... Written by duncan shine

In the violent underbelly of a powerful city, one man's blows ring out from the street fights above everybody else's. Part of a noble gang, feared by the villainous, respected by the community, the vigilante Macbeth protects his friends and neighbors from the violent crime committed by malevolent street gangs. A meeting with three mystics foreseeing Macbeth's control of the gang, combined with the driving ambition of his loving wife, prompts Macbeth to grasp his destiny through violent means. Instability within the gang ensues, with Macbeth murdering anyone who poses a threat to his new-found power. Directed by visions and supernatural visitings, Macbeth now leads a brutal and immoral gang by example, as the bloodshed spirals out of control as fast as Macbeth and his wife plummet into madness. Written by Jeamland Productions

This film is presumed lost, although it's believed that a print may exist the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House film archive.

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree was signed onto the project so that his performance as Macbeth would be immortalized. Sadly, the film is now lost.

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree had played Macbeth on the stage and was well known for it. He also liked to have everything go his way. Sir Herbert did not see why the cameramen had to keep moving the camera around, interrupting his dialogue. Also, he insisted on speaking all his words of dialogue verbatim from the play. Often, when sufficient footage was taken, the film would be removed from the camera and the cameraman would continue to crank away while Sir Herbert continued with his lines. Apparently, he never knew that he was wrenching his performance to an empty camera.

The film is comprised of two uninterrupted shots, the first a 5-minute segment preceding the credits and the remainder a 67-minute segment shot largely in close-ups.

In fog-dripping, barren and sometimes macabre settings, 11th-century Scottish nobleman Macbeth is led by an evil prophecy and his ruthless yet desirable wife to the treasonous act that makes him king. But he does not enjoy his newfound, dearly-won kingship... Restructured, but all the dialogue is Shakespeare's. Written by Rod Crawford

First Swedish feature film in Saami.

This production was put on by the Actors Company with Barry Boys, former director of Shakespeare Studies of the London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts. This 5 hour production not only encompassed the rehearsals but the characterization of the Macduff, Malcolm, Lady Macduff and Ross with the final outcome of one of Shakespeare's finest productions. Written by R.Fox

In 1963, this 1960 television production was released to some theatres in the US.

By the pricking of My thumbs, somthing wicked this way comes.