Macbeth (1911 film)
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Macbeth is a 1911 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare
play Macbeth
. It is now considered a lost film
, as there are no known copies of it in existence today. It is a silent black-and-white
film with English intertitles and runs for 14 minutes.
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 Macbeth
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
. It is now considered a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
, as there are no known copies of it in existence today. It is a silent 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...
film with English intertitles and runs for 14 minutes.
Main cast and crew
- William BarkerWilliam BarkerWilliam Barker may refer to:*William Barker , English translator and MP for Great Yarmouth and Bramber*Sir William Barker, 5th Baronet , British Member of Parliament for Ipswich, Thetford and Suffolk...
(Director) - Frank BensonFrank BensonFrank Benson may refer to:*Frank Benson , British actor-manager*Frank Weston Benson , American impressionist artist*Frank W. Benson...
as Macbeth - Constance BensonConstance BensonConstance Benson was a British stage and film actress.Born Gertrude Constance Samwell in London, England, Benson was the wife of Australian actor Frank Benson. She worked in theater for most of her career, but did appear in lead roles in four silent films, all of which were early film adaptations...
as Lady Macbeth - Murray Carrington
- Guy Rathbone