Macbeth is a German 1913 silent film version of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth, and the fifth film adaptation of that work. Arthur Bourchier plays Macbeth, and Violet Vanbrugh Lady Macbeth. It was released on 17 November 1913 in the UK. It was distributed in the US as a five reel film, and the announced British lengths were 4200, 4500 and 4700 feet.[1]
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Directed by | Arthur Bourchier |
Based on | play Macbeth by William Shakespeare |
Produced by | Ludwig Landmann |
Starring | Arthur Bourchier Violet Vanbrugh |
Production company | Film-Industrie Gesellschaft |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | Germany |
Language | Silent |
It was thought to be a lost film, though silentera.com states that the International Museum of Photography and Film at the George Eastman Museum may have a print.[1]
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