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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.
Summoned before the duke (Harry Lomax), Moorish Venetian general Othello (Laurence Olivier) explains to nobleman Brabantio (Anthony Nicholls) that he has in fact married his daughter Desedemona (Maggie Smith), who arrives to confirm, in the 1965 British production of Shakespeare's .
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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.
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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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.
