- Macbeth (1916 film)
"Macbeth" is a silent
1916 film adaptation of the classicWilliam Shakespeare play, "Macbeth ". This version starredSir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the lead role, and also starredConstance Collier ,Wilfred Lucas ,Spottiswoode Aitken ,Ralph Lewis ,Mary Alden andOlga Grey .It was directed by
John Emerson , and released onJune 4th , 1916 in the United States, and onFebruary 26th ,1917 inJapan . This version of "Macbeth" was produced byD. W. Griffith , withCinematography byVictor Fleming . Although released during the first decade of filmmaking, it was already the seventh version of "Macbeth" to be produced, one of eight versions that would be produced during the silent film era. It is considered today to be aLost film , as no known copies of it are in existence.Main cast
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Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree - Macbeth
*Constance Collier - Lady Macbeth
*Wilfred Lucas - Macduff
*Spottiswoode Aitken - Duncan
*Ralph Lewis - Banquo
*Mary Alden - Lady Macduff
*Olga Grey - Lady AgnesReferences
*imdb title|0006995|Macbeth
* [http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Macbeth&x=23&y=9 Film versions of Macbeth]
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