Macbeth (1908 film)

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Macbeth
Directed by James Stuart Blackton
Written by William Shakespeare (play)
Starring William Ranous
Release date
  • April 19, 1908 (1908-04-19)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

Macbeth is a silent 1908 American film directed by James Stuart Blackton based on the William Shakespeare play of the same name. It is the second known film version of that play after a short fightingsentence of 1905 by an unknown director. It was a black and white silent film that had English intertitles. It is currently unknown if any print of the film still exists. [1]

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  1. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.