Othello

Othello

1955
1h 48m
8.5

8.5/10

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Drama
Overview

The earliest British televised production in existence of the play Othello, with black American actor, Gordon Heath, in the title role. This was the first televised version of the play to feature a black actor in the title role. Gordon Heath, an American, came to Britain in 1947 and was cast by Kenneth Tynan to play Othello in his 1950 Arts Council production. The play takes place in Venice and Cyprus and the original production was part-live, with recorded Venice sequences

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

jealousy based on play or musical jealous husband the moors (people)

Quick Facts

Release Date December 15, 1955
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0048456

Cast

Gordon Heath
Gordon Heath

Othello

Rosemary Harris
Rosemary Harris

Desdemona

Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers

Iago

Robert Hardy
Robert Hardy

Cassio

Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport

Lodovico

Stephen Dartnell
Stephen Dartnell

Sailor

Key Crew

Tony Richardson
Director