Macbeth

Roman Polanski's 1971 film Macbeth is a cinematic adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragic play. The film, known for its graphic violence, follows the ambitious Scottish general Macbeth, who, spurred by prophecies from the Weird Sisters and his wife, Lady Macbeth, murders King Duncan to seize the throne.123

Macbeth's reign is marked by tyranny and paranoia as he eliminates rivals, including Banquo. He is ultimately undone by his own ambition and the prophecies that he cannot be killed by any man born of woman and will be safe until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill. The film culminates in Macbeth's downfall, killed by Macduff, who was born by caesarean section, thus fulfilling the prophecy in a technical sense. The film is noted for its artistic effectiveness despite its brutality.132