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Othello
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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   452 votes
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Director:
Stuart Burge
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Writer:
William Shakespeare (play)
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Release Date:
January 1967 (Austria) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The greatest Othello ever by the greatest actor of our time more
Plot:
Desdemona defies her father to marry the Moor of Venice, the mighty warrior, Othello. But Othello's old lieutenant... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Hairspray Wins Four Olivier Awards
 (From WENN. 10 March 2008, 12:20 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
It's a filmed play more (11 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Laurence Olivier ... Othello

Maggie Smith ... Desdemona
Joyce Redman ... Emilia
Frank Finlay ... Iago

Derek Jacobi ... Cassio
Robert Lang ... Roderigo
Kenneth MacKintosh ... Lodovico
Anthony Nicholls ... Brabantio
Sheila Reid ... Bianca
Malcolm Terris ... Senate Officer
Harry Lomax ... Duke of Venice
Michael Turner ... Gratiano
Terence Knapp ... Duke's Officer
Keith Marsh ... Senator
Tom Kempinski ... Sailor
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:165 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track | Stereo
Certification:
UK:U | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
Company:
BHE Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Derek Jacobi 's film debut. more
Quotes:
Iago: I am not what I am. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Toast of the Town: (#19.20)" (1966) more

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4 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
It's a filmed play, 1 January 2000
8/10
Author: Nozz from Israel

Olivier got a lot of flack at the time for the Al Jolson performance, from people who failed to take into account the exaggeration of gesture and make-up that goes with a stage production. That's all it is, a film of a stage production, but visually the stage design is good and the photography presents it excellently.

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