Macbeth (1911 film)
Macbeth is a 1911 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth;[1] no prints are known to exist. Like all films of the time, it is silent and black-and-white,[2] with English intertitles; it ran for 14 minutes.
Main cast and crew
[edit]- William Barker (Director)
- Frank Benson as Macbeth; Benson had directed the play during nine seasons between 1896 and 1911[3][4][5]
- Constance Benson as Lady Macbeth
- Murray Carrington
- Guy Rathbone
References
[edit]- ^ Buchanan, Judith R. (22 July 2014). Shakespeare on Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-87497-3.
- ^ "Macbeth". www.silentera.com. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Shakespeare, William (26 August 2009). Four Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-42060-2.
- ^ Mitry, Jean (1967). Histoire du cinéma: 1895-1914 (in French). Éditions universitaires.
- ^ Lloyd, Ann; Robinson, David (1987). The Illustrated History of the Cinema. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-02-919241-2.
External links
[edit]- Macbeth at IMDb
- Shakespeare, William (1871). Macbeth. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
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