Watch Othello (1955) Official Trailer
5.3 / 10 IMDb December 2, 1955 1h 47m
Othello, a celebrated Moorish general, secretly marries Desdemona, angering her noble father and inciting the envious Iago’s hatred. Sent to Cyprus, Othello’s victories are overshadowed by Iago’s manipulations: he frames Desdemona as unfaithful with Othello’s lieutenant Cassio. Consumed by jealousy, Othello murders his wife. Discovering Iago’s treachery too late, Othello kills himself as Cyprus learns the bitter truth.
Director
Runtime
1h 47m
Release Date
December 2, 1955
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Russian
Country
Soviet Union
Writers
Producers
Cast
Sergey Bondarchuk
as Othello
Irina Skobtseva
as Desdemona
Andrei Popov
as Iago
Vladimir Soshalsky
as Cassio
Yevgeni Vesnik
as Roderigo
Antonina Maksimova
as Emilia
Mikhail Troyanovsky
as Doge of Venice
Yevgeni Teterin
as Brabantio
Sergei Troitsky
Leila Ashrafova
Boris Belyakov
Nikolai Brilling
as Lodovico
Aleksandr Kleberer
as Montano
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Vladimir Lebedev
Anatoliy Zhukov
as Pisar (Uncredited)
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