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Cast

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

Rupert K. Thunder / Macbeth

Marie Lohr

Marie Lohr

Ernest Thesiger

Ernest Thesiger

Witch

Crew

J.M. Barrie

J.M. Barrie

Story

L.C. MacBean

L.C. MacBean

Director

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

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The Real Thing at Last

19160.0 / 1030 min
Comedy

Overview

Satirical silent movie based on the play Macbeth written in 1916 by Peter Pan creator and playwright J. M. Barrie as a parody of the American entertainment industry. The film was made by the newly created British Actors Film Company in response to news that American filmmaker D. W. Griffith intended to honor the 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death by producing of a film version of the play. It was subtitled A Suggestion for the Artists of the Future. It was screened at a charity benefit attended by the royal family, but was not widely distributed, and no copies are known to survive.