Macbeth (1911 film)

1911 film directed by William Barker

E.H. Sothern as Macbeth for the 1911 Broadway production

Macbeth is a 1911 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth;[1] no prints are known to exist. Like all films of the time, it is silent and black-and-white,[2] with English intertitles; it ran for 14 minutes.

## Main cast and crew

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* William Barker (Director)
* Frank Benson as Macbeth; Benson had directed the play during nine seasons between 1896 and 1911[3][4][5]
* Constance Benson as Lady Macbeth
* Murray Carrington
* Guy Rathbone

## References

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1. ^ Buchanan, Judith R. (22 July 2014). Shakespeare on Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-87497-3.
2. ^ "Macbeth". www.silentera.com. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
3. ^ Shakespeare, William (26 August 2009). Four Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-42060-2.
4. ^ Mitry, Jean (1967). Histoire du cinéma: 1895-1914 (in French). Éditions universitaires.
5. ^ Lloyd, Ann; Robinson, David (1987). The Illustrated History of the Cinema. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-02-919241-2.

## External links

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* Macbeth at IMDb
* Shakespeare, William (1871). Macbeth. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

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William Shakespeare's Macbeth

Characters|

* Macbeth
* Lady Macbeth
* Banquo
* Macduff
* King Duncan
* Malcolm
* Donalbain
* Three Witches
* Fleance
* Lady Macduff
* Macduff's son
* Third Murderer
* Young Siward

Inspirations|

* Macbeth, King of Scotland
* Gruoch of Scotland
* Duncan I of Scotland
* Malcolm III of Scotland
* Donald III of Scotland
* Siward, Earl of Northumbria
* King James VI and I

Sources|

* Daemonologie (1597)
* The Witch (play)
* Holinshed's Chronicles
* Darraðarljóð

Film|

* 1908
* 1909 (French)
* 1909 (Italian)
* 1911
* 1913
* 1915
* 1916
* 1922
* 1948
* Unfinished
* 1971
* 2006
* 2015
* The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
* accolades

Television|

* 1954
* 1960 US TV
* 1960 Australian TV
* 1961
* 1979
* 1982
* 1983
* 1992
* 2010

TV / film adaptations|

* The Real Thing at Last (1916)
* Marmayogi (1951)
* Joe MacBeth (1955)
* Throne of Blood (1957)
* Marmayogi (1964)
* Macbeth (Verdi opera) (1987)
* Men of Respect (1990)
* Scotland, PA (2001)
* Makibefo (2001)
* Maqbool (2003)
* 2005
* The Last King of Scotland (2006)
* Shakespeare Must Die (2012)
* Thane of East County (2015)
* Veeram (2016)
* Joji (2021)

Plays|

* Khwab-e-Hasti (1909)
* Voodoo Macbeth (1936)
* MacBird! (1967)
* uMabatha (1970)
* Macbett (1972)
* Cahoot's Macbeth (1979)
* MacHomer (1995)
* Just Macbeth! (2008)
* Sleep No More (2009)
* Dunsinane (2010)
* Sleep No More (2011)

Operas|

* Macbeth (1847, Verdi)
* discography
* Macbeth (1910, Bloch)

Literary adaptations|

* Wyrd Sisters (1988)
* The Last King of Scotland (1998)
* Macbeth (2018)

Albums|

* Music from Macbeth (1972)
* Macbeth (1990)
* Thane to the Throne (2000)
* Shakespeare's Macbeth – A Tragedy in Steel (2003)
* Lady Macbeth (2005)

Art|

* Pity (1795)
* The Night of Enitharmon's Joy (1795)
* Lady Macbeth Seizing the Daggers (1812 painting)
* Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (1889)
* Lady Macbeth (1905 sculpture)

Scenes and speeches|

* "On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth" (1823)
* Sleepwalking Scene (5.1)
* "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow"

Words and phrases|

* "What's done is done"
* "Crack of doom"
* The Scottish Play
* Thane of Cawdor

In popular culture|

| Novels, film and theatre|

* We Work Again
* Light Thickens
* The Deadly Affair
* Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine
* The Scottish Play
* Burke & Hare

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Television|

* "A Witch's Tangled Hare" (1959, Looney Tunes)
* "The Bellero Shield" (1964, The Outer Limits)
* "The Movies" (1975, The Goodies)
* "Sense and Senility" (1987, Blackadder the Third)
* "Sleeping with the Enemy" (2004, The Simpsons)
* "The Coup" (2006, The Office)
* "Dial 'N' for Nerder" (2008, The Simpsons)
* "Four Great Women and a Manicure" (2009, The Simpsons)
* "The Shower Principle" (2012, 30 Rock)
* "The Understudy" (2014, Inside No. 9)

Other|

* Macbeth (Johann Strauss)
* The Scottish Play
* Piano Trios, Op. 70 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
* The Ruins of Cawdor
* House of Cards (UK, 1990)
* House of Cards (US, 2013–2018)
* Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)

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