Voodoo Macbeth

Voodoo Macbeth

Based on the true story of Orson Welles, Rose McClendon, and their revolutionary Shakespeare production.

2021 · 108 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama

In 1936 Harlem, the first all-Black cast to perform Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', directed by a young and arrogant Orson Welles, battles to make it to opening night.

Directed by Sabina Vajrača · Written by Erica Sutherlin

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