Joe MacBeth

"Scarface... Dillinger... and now Joe Macbeth"

Feb 1 1956 N/A 1h 30m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A gangster's wife drives him to kill as she pushes him to the top.

Plot

Shakespeare (more-or-less) in modern gangster setting. Lily MacBeth pushes her husband Joe to rub out the reigning crime boss and become the new "kingpin" himself. Success is short- lived, however, as he confronts Lennie, a mobster whose father and wife are Joe's murder victims.

Written by

Ken Hughes, Philip Yordan, William Shakespeare

Directed by

Ken Hughes

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
448
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA