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Othello

Genres

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

Details

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Runtime

108 min

Release Date

1955-12-15

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

2

Vote Average

8.5

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

Gordon Heath

Othello

Rosemary Harris

Desdemona

Paul Rogers

Iago

Robert Hardy

Cassio

Nigel Davenport

Lodovico

Stephen Dartnell

Sailor

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