Macbeth (1909)

Directed by

Mario Caserini

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Italy

Runtime

16 min

Rating

0.5 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent Italian film from 1909 that adapts William Shakespeare's play about a Scottish general who receives a prophecy from three witches. It shows his ambitious path toward becoming king and the consequences that follow.

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What happens

Macbeth is a silent Italian 1909 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was the second Macbeth film released that year (released on 27 November 1909), and is the third film version of the play. The film was directed by Mario Caserini, and starred Dante Cappelli, Maria Caserini, Amleto Palormi, and Ettore Pesci. The running time is 16 minutes and it is a black-and-white film. The opening scene of the film "breaks the fourth wall" by showing the reel of the film but also "opens a portal to the supernatural world of the witches", according to Isabel Karremann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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