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.
All labels observed (1)
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| Macbeth (1948 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12778763 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Macbeth (1948 film) Context triple: [Jeanette Nolan, notableWork, Macbeth (1948 film)]
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The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) is Roman Polanski’s dark, violent, and visually striking adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the rise and fall of the Scottish usurper Macbeth.
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Macbeth (2015 film)
Macbeth (2015 film) is a 2015 British-French adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Justin Kurzel and starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard in a visually striking, brutal retelling of the Scottish play.
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C.
Macbeth (2006 film)
Macbeth (2006 film) is a modern-day Australian adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, reimagining the story of the ambitious Scottish general in a contemporary criminal underworld.
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D.
Masbeth
Maspeth is a residential and industrial neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, known for its diverse community and mix of row houses, warehouses, and small businesses.
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E.
Hamlet (1948 film)
Hamlet (1948 film) is Laurence Olivier’s acclaimed black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, noted for its psychological focus and multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macbeth (1948 film) Target entity description: 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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A.
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971 film) is Roman Polanski’s dark, violent, and visually striking adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy about the rise and fall of the Scottish usurper Macbeth.
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B.
Macbeth (2015 film)
Macbeth (2015 film) is a 2015 British-French adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Justin Kurzel and starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard in a visually striking, brutal retelling of the Scottish play.
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C.
Macbeth (2006 film)
Macbeth (2006 film) is a modern-day Australian adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, reimagining the story of the ambitious Scottish general in a contemporary criminal underworld.
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D.
Masbeth
Maspeth is a residential and industrial neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, known for its diverse community and mix of row houses, warehouses, and small businesses.
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E.
Hamlet (1948 film)
Hamlet (1948 film) is Laurence Olivier’s acclaimed black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, noted for its psychological focus and multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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Shakespeare film adaptation ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ historical drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Macbeth
NERFINISHED
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tragedy by William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Banquo
NERFINISHED
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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
|
| 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
ⓘ
moral decay ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ |
| leadPerformanceBy |
Jeanette Nolan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jacques Ibert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
expressionistic style
ⓘ
intense performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
ambition and guilt
ⓘ
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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Subject: Macbeth (1948 film) Description of subject: 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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