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Othello

Othello

Envy, greed, jealousy and love.

19956.32h 3m

Overview

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.

Directed by Oliver Parker
Written by William Shakespeare, Oliver Parker
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $2.8M

Top Cast

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Othello

Irène Jacob

Irène Jacob

Desdemona

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Iago

Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Cassio

Michael Maloney

Michael Maloney

Roderigo

Anna Patrick

Anna Patrick

Emilia

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

Montano

Indra Ové

Indra Ové

Bianca

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Lodovico

John Savident

John Savident

2nd Senator

Themes & Keywords

jealousybased on play or musicalfriendsthe moors (people)

About Othello

Othello is a drama film released in 1995 exploring themes of jealousy, based on play or musical, friends, the moors (people). Directed by Oliver Parker, it stars Laurence Fishburne, Irène Jacob, Kenneth Branagh. 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.

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