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Directed by | André Calmettes |
Written by | Michel Carré |
Based on | Macbeth by William Shakespeare |
Produced by | Pathé Frères |
Starring | Jeanne Delvair, Paul Mounet |
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Country | France |
Language | Silent |
Macbeth, is a silent 1909 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play. It was released on 3 December 1909. It is a silent black-and-white film with French intertitles.
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.[1]