Lady Macbeth

About Lady Macbeth

Rural England, 1865. Katherine, suffocated by her loveless marriage to a bitter man and restrained by his father's tyranny, unleashes an irresistible force within her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth is a 2016 drama film. Its themes are countryside, older man younger woman relationship, victorian england, and arranged marriage.

Florence Pugh stars as Katherine Lester, Cosmo Jarvis as Sebastian, Paul Hilton as Alexander Lester, and Naomi Ackie as Anna. At 86 minutes long, it arrived in December 2016.

The screenplay is by Alice Birch. Production companies include BBC Film, BFI, and Creative England. The story is adapted from a novel. It streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel in the United States.

Far from the Madding Crowd, A Christmas Carol, and Dances with Wolves make useful companions to Lady Macbeth, all filed under 19th century. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 834 votes and it carries a R rating.