Macbeth

Short1908โ€ข 9m
ShortDrama
โญ 6.0 / 10(31)

Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.

Runtime
9m
Released
1908
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1908

Storyline

Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.

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Did you know

โ€ข One of plays by William Shakespeare adapted by the Vitagraph Company of America in 1908. The others were A Comedy of Errors (1908), Othello (1908), Romeo and Juliet (1908), Richard III (1908), Antony and Cleopatra (1908), Julius Caesar (1908) and The Merchant of Venice (1908).

โ€ข When the film was screened at the Chicago exhibition, it was censored by the police. The scenes showing the duel between Macbeth and McDuff, and the stabbing of King Duncan and the brandishing of the bloody dagger, were ordered to be cut out.

โ€ข Debut or actress Louise Carver.

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All Hail, Macbeth

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Technical specs

Sound mix
Silent
Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
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Macbeth (1908)