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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Othello
1955 1h 48m EN
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8.7
MASTERPIECE
★8.7TMDB · 3
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Synopsis
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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
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Gordon Heath
Othello
Rosemary Harris
Desdemona
Paul Rogers
Iago
Robert Hardy
Cassio
Nigel Davenport
Lodovico
Stephen Dartnell
Sailor
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tony Richardson
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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The take
Tony Richardson directs. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Gordon Heath and Rosemary Harris and Paul Rogers carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0048456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Production design
- Reece Pemberton
- Runtime
- 108 min · 1h 48m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- U
- IMDB
- Othello (1955)
Also by
Tony Richardson
Production companies
Who made it
BBC
GB
Key crew
- Production DesignReece Pemberton
- Theatre PlayWilliam Shakespeare
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- jealousy
- based on play or musical
- jealous husband
- the moors (people)
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1955-12-15U
