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Othello is a Soviet drama and romance film directed and written by Sergei Yutkevich. Produced by Mosfilm, the movie is based on the work of William Shakespeare and was released in 1956. The cast includes Sergei Bondarchuk, Irina Skobtseva, Yevgeny Vesnik, and Andrey Popov. The narrative is set in Venice and features characters such as Othello, Iago, Desdemona, and Emilia.
The film was composed by Aram Khachaturian with cinematography by Yevgeni Andrikanis. It has a runtime of 107 minutes and was originally in Russian. The production received the Cannes Best Director Award. The movie holds a rating of 7.1 on IMDb and a vote average of 5.269 on TMDb.
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5.3Othello, 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.
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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Original language
- Russian
- Based on
- Othello
- Director
- Sergei Yutkevich
- Screenwriter
- Sergei Yutkevich
- Composer
- Aram Khachaturian
- Production company
- Mosfilm
- Cinematographer
- Yevgeni Andrikanis
- Narrative location
- Venice
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 855843
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- publication date
- 1956-03-13
- title
- Отелло
- after a work by
- William Shakespeare
- different from
- Otello
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