IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 1 win & 10 nominations total
Kenneth MacKintosh
- Lodovico
- (as Kenneth Mackintosh)
Nick Edmett
- Messenger
- (as Nicholas Edmett)
- …
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the only Shakespearean movie in which all four leading actors and actresses (Sir Laurence Olivier, Dame Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay, and Joyce Redman) were nominated for Oscars.
- GoofsDesdemona's chest is still going up and down (like she's breathing) after she dies.
- Alternate versionsThe film's U.S. DVD release restores the Warner Bros. logo backed by a red curtain and fanfare music to the opening credits, and the "Intermission" title card about ninety minutes into the film. These have not been seen since the film's original U.S. release; they were not featured on the videocassette edition. The long-deleted "intermission break" occurs immediately after Othello says to Iago, "Now art thou my lieutenant" and Iago answers "I am your own forever".
Featured review
Olivier is truly awesome: I invite you to read his biography by Donald Spoto to see what went in to this characterization. Surely this is his best Shakespeare role, but must admit I wish he could have filmed Macbeth. Another especial comment on the direction--it couldn't have been easy to bring this from the stage to a video version, but I feel it came off beautifully. This was film Shakespeare at its best--until Branagh's Hamlet.
- How long is Othello?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Otelo
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime2 hours 45 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content