Top Cast
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Jeremy Brett
Macbeth
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Piper Laurie
Lady Macbeth
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Simon MacCorkindale
Macduff
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Richard Alfieri
Malcolm
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Barry Primus
Banquo
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Millie Perkins
Lady Macduff
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Alan Oppenheimer
Duncan
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Franklyn Seales
Lennox
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Jay Robinson
The Porter
Overview
An adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
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