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15 December 1995 (USA)
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Envy, greed, jealousy and love.
Plot:
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic. full summary | add synopsis
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3 nominations
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(13 articles)
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Shakespeare for beginners
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Laurence Fishburne | ... | Othello |
 | Irène Jacob | ... | Desdemona |
 | Kenneth Branagh | ... | Iago |
 | Nathaniel Parker | ... | Cassio |
 | Michael Maloney | ... | Roderigo |
| Anna Patrick | ... | Emilia |
| Nicholas Farrell | ... | Montano |
 | Indra Ové | ... | Bianca |
 | Michael Sheen | ... | Lodovico |
| André Oumansky | ... | Gratiano |
| Philip Locke | ... | 1st Senator |
| John Savident | ... | 2nd Senator |
| Gabriele Ferzetti | ... | Duke of Venice |
| Pierre Vaneck | ... | Brabantio |
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Rated R for some sexuality.
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123 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Singapore:M18 |
Iceland:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Denmark:16 |
Finland:K-12 |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 |
USA:R |
Australia:M
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Oliver Parker's directorial debut.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: Gov. Montano stops Cassio from beating Roderigo, and Cassio's sword is raised above his head. Montano says, "You're drunk" and Cassio's response, "Drunk?" is accompanied by the sound of his already drawn sword being pulled from its scabbard for attack.
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I like the full versions of Shakespeare on film and will happily put in the effort for the reward. However I do like the cut versions (Richard III, Romeo & Juliet etc), yes they are for the short of attention MTV generation, but is that a bad thing?
It's good to get a new generation into these plays. In this version Brannagh gives an effortless performance (he can do shakespeare in his sleep) and Fishburne is great as the main character tortured by the betrayal and lack of honour of those around him.(although at times i was listening for the "Shaft" theme song - he did play it a bit street-tuff at time!).
A cut version yes, but it looks beautiful and is more accesible than other versions.