Macbeth (region-A 2 Blu-ray set)

Director/scripter Orson Welles plays the title role of the 11th-century monarch in this atmospheric and shadow-filled film translation of Shakespeare's "Scottish play." Haunted by a series of strange prophecies and driven by the urging of ambitious wife Lady MacBeth (Jeanette Nolan), the ill-starred nobleman MacBeth resorts to murder to fulfill his ascension to the throne, only to see his fate take a dark turn. Roddy McDowall, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Napier also star. Original 1948 cut; 119 min./1950 re-release cut; 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; interviews. Two-disc set.