Details

Release year: 1908

Storyline

Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.

Top credits

Directors

J. Stuart Blackton

Writers

William Shakespeare

Cast

William V. Ranous — Macbeth
Louise Carver — Lady Macbeth
Paul Panzer — Macduff
Charles Kent — Banquo, King Duncan

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Did you know

• 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).

• 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.

• Debut or actress Louise Carver.

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User reviews

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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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