Voodoo Macbeth - BLU-RAY

Orson Welles dark and moody screen version of the classic William Shakespeare tragedy about a presumptuous Scottish princes quest for power through patricide in keeping with both the plays spirit and Welles vision. As with his other masterpieces, Welles effectively mixes the use of shadow and oblique camera angles to achieve the ominous sense of a land in peril. Originally cut to 89 minutes for the theatrical , the film has been restored to it's full 107 complete with effected highland accents by the actors.

Director/scripter Orson Welles plays the title role of the 11th-century monarch in this atmospheric and shadow-filled film translation of Shakespeare's InchScottish play.Inch Haunted by a series of strange prophecies and driven by the urging of ambitious wife Lady MacBeth (Jeanette Nolan), the ill-starred nobleman MacBeth resorts to murder to fulfill his ascension to the throne, only to see his fate take a dark turn. Roddy McDowall, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Napier also star. Original 1948 cut; 119 min./1950 re- cut; 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles English; audio commentary; interviews. Two-disc set.

Before Citizen Kane and The War of the Worlds, leading Broadway actress Rose McClendon and producer John Houseman convince a gifted but untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare's MacBeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem. Reimagined in a Haitian setting, this revolutionary 1936 production, which came to be known as InchVoodoo MacBeth,Inch would change the world forever, but the road to opening night proves to be a difficult one. Orson and Rose - who is to play Lady MacBeth - clash over everything from scene blocking to crew hires, while Houseman contends with a congressman hell-bent on shutting down what he deems Inchcommunist propaganda.Inch Welles and McClendon must overcome political pressure, personal demons, and protests to realize their groundbreaking vision. Based on True Events.