Macbeth (1913 film)

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Macbeth
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
Release date	17 November 1913 (1913-11-17) (UK)
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.^[2]

Robert Hamilton found that the film did no respect the spirit of the tragedy at all and added, "To make the unpleasant impression complete, there are five reels of poor photography."^[3]