Macbeth (1948 film)
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American film
Shakespeare film adaptation
black-and-white film
drama film
film
historical drama film
Macbeth (1948 film) is a 1948 American film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by and starring Orson Welles, noted for its expressionistic style and intense performances.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Macbeth (1948 film) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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Shakespeare film adaptation ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ historical drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Macbeth
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tragedy by William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Banquo
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Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Macduff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John L. Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Republic Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Louis Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | expressionistic ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate and prophecy
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moral decay ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ |
| leadPerformanceBy |
Jeanette Nolan
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Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jacques Ibert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
expressionistic style
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intense performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
ambition and guilt
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rise and fall of Macbeth ⓘ |
| producer | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mercury Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 107 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| stars |
Alan Napier
NERFINISHED
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Dan O’Herlihy NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgar Barrier NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeanette Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ Roddy McDowall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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