Macbeth (1908 film)
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Macbeth is a silent
1908 film directed by James Stuart Blackton
based on the William Shakespeare
play of the same name. It is the earliest known film version of that play. It was a black and white
silent film that had English intertitles.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
1908 film directed by James Stuart Blackton
J. Stuart Blackton
James Stuart Blackton , usually known as J. Stuart Blackton, was an Anglo-American film producer of the Silent Era, the founder of Vitagraph Studios and among the first filmmakers to use the techniques of stop-motion and drawn animation...
based on the William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
play of the same name. It is the earliest known film version of that play. It was a black and white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
silent film that had English intertitles.
Cast
- William RanousWilliam V. RanousWilliam V. Ranous was an American silent film actor and director. He appeared in 54 films between 1907 and 1916. He also directed 28 films between 1907 and 1913.He was born in New York, and died in Santa Monica, California....
- Macbeth - Paul PanzerPaul PanzerPaul Panzer was a German-American silent film actor. He appeared in 333 films between 1905 and 1952. Panzer was best known for playing Koerner/Raymond Owen in The Perils of Pauline....
- Macduff - Charles KentCharles Kent (actor)Charles Kent was a British-born American silent film actor and director. He appeared in 141 films between 1908 and 1923...
- Duncan - Louise CarverLouise CarverLouise Carver was an American actress who performed in grand opera, stage, nickelodeon, and motion pictures.-Biography:...
- Lady Macbeth - Édouard de Max
- Florence LawrenceFlorence LawrenceFlorence Lawrence was a Canadian inventor and silent film actress. She is often referred to as "The First Movie Star." When she was popular, she was known as "The Biograph Girl," "The Imp Girl," and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces." Lawrence appeared in more than 270 films for various motion...
- Banquet Guest - Florence TurnerFlorence TurnerFlorence Turner was an American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.Born in New York City, she was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by her ambitious mother...
- Banquet Guest