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There is, however, an alternative. Orson Welles did an amazing version in 1948, which was really his sets, lights and shadow masterpiece. A very surreal and mythical look, even down to his crown. He only had enough money to shoot for 23 days, but it is unique in film. Oddly enough, this was his second take on Macbeth, as his first one, a theater production in 1936, transported the scene from 11th Century Scotland to Haiti, with an all-black cast, and much more emphasis on witchcraft and voodoo. Though never produced as a movie, it is remembered as the Voodoo Macbeth.

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It’s stunning. Have you seen Welles’ Othello? There is also a dvd of Ian McKellan & Judi Dench’s Macbeth from the 1970s available. It is mindblowing.

I love Olivier’s Shakespearean movies, especially Henry V. He’s one of the few artists to acknowledge on film that Richard the Third is not history but just great drama.