A Scottish general encounters three witches, who tell him he is destined to be king. Inspired by their prophecies and the urging of his ambitious wife, he decides to kill the reigning monarch and take the throne himself. But once crowned, he succumbs to paranoia and must kill again to maintain his hold on power. Shakespeare's tragedy, directed by and starring Orson Welles. With Roddy McDowall and Jeanette Nolan.

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth commits a treasonous act and takes the throne for himself.