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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)
- …
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- 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".
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It's a filmed play
Olivier got a lot of flack at the time for the Al Jolson performance, from people who failed to take into account the exaggeration of gesture and make-up that goes with a stage production. That's all it is, a film of a stage production, but visually the stage design is good and the photography presents it excellently.
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- Dec 31, 1999
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- Runtime2 hours 45 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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