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Othello is a 1965 film based on the National Theatre Company's staging of Shakespeare's Othello (1964-1966) staged by John Dexter. Directed by Stuart Burge, the film stars Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman, and Frank Finlay, who all received Oscar nominations, and provided film debuts for both Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon.
Othello: Directed by Stuart Burge. With Robert Lang, Frank Finlay, Anthony Nicholls, Laurence Olivier. General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
Roderigo (Robert Lang) and Iago maliciously bait Brabantio (Anthony Nicholls), an old Senator, with the news that his daughter Desdemona (Dame Maggie Smith) is betrothed to Othello. Before Council Chamber, Brabentio accused Othello of abducting his daughter.
Othello (1965) Othello, Shakespeare's dark tale of the brooding Moor driven by jealousy and the machinations of a scheming aide to murder his innocent young wife, has been adapted for the screen numerous times since the dawn of the motion picture.
1965. Directed by Stuart Burge. The greatest Othello ever by the greatest actor of our time. General Othello’s marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
When a secret marriage is planned between Othello (Laurence Olivier), a Moorish general, and Desdemona (Maggie Smith), the daughter of Senator Brabantio (Anthony Nicholls), her old suitor...
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You'd think in 1965, after the risen careers of James Edwards, Juano Hernandez, Harry Belafonte, Woody Strode, and Brock Peters, and after Sidney Poitier won an Academy Award for Best Actor, the first film adaptation of Othello wouldn't include a sickening performance in blackface.
