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Voodoo Macbeth

Voodoo Macbeth

Dec 9, 2021
108 min
Drama
5.0/ 10
3 votes

Overview

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.

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TMDB
5.0/10
3 votes
IMDB
6.6/10
82 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
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Metacritic
M
45/100
Metascore

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US Box Office$7,514Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

15 wins & 4 nominations

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Production Companies

University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts

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