''Macbeth'' has been adapted to the [[opera]] stage four times, most famously by [[Giuseppe Verdi]] in 1847. There have been no fewer than 17 film adaptations, the first being Stuart Blackton's 1908 silent film, and also include [[Orson Welles]]' 1948 version and [[Roman Polanski]]'s from 1971. [[Akira Kurosawa]] changed the setting to feudal [[Japan]] in his 1957 film ''Throne of Blood'', often considered one of his greatest works. | ''Macbeth'' has been adapted to the [[opera]] stage four times, most famously by [[Giuseppe Verdi]] in 1847. There have been no fewer than 17 film adaptations, the first being Stuart Blackton's 1908 silent film, and also include [[Orson Welles]]' 1948 version and [[Roman Polanski]]'s from 1971. [[Akira Kurosawa]] changed the setting to feudal [[Japan]] in his 1957 film ''Throne of Blood'', often considered one of his greatest works. |