France / Apr 24, 1956 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yevgeni Teterin | Brabantio |
| Sergei Troitsky | |
| Leila Ashrafova | |
| Boris Belyakov | |
| Nikolai Brilling | Lodovico |
| Aleksandr Kleberer | Montano |
| Vladimir Lebedev | |
| Anatoliy Zhukov | Pisar (Uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Отелло |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mosfilm |
| Release date | 2 dicembre 1955 |
| Executive producer | Isaak Bits |
| Writer | Sergei Yutkevich, William Shakespeare, Grigoriy Mariamov |
| Editing | Klavdia Aleeva |
| Cinematography | Yevgeni Andrikanis, Amina Akhmetova, German Lavrov |
| Assistant directors | Mariya Itina, Lyutsia Okhrimenko, Raisa Khairova, Sergei Yutkevich |
| Camera operators | Amina Akhmetova, Yevgeni Andrikanis, German Lavrov |
| Additional photography | Yevgeni Andrikanis, Amina Akhmetova, German Lavrov |
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| Production design | Arnold Vaysfeld, Mikhail Karyakin, Valeri Dorrer, V. Sveshnikova |
| Art direction | Arnold Vaysfeld, Mikhail Karyakin, Valeri Dorrer, V. Sveshnikova |
| Set decoration | Arnold Vaysfeld, Mikhail Karyakin, Valeri Dorrer, V. Sveshnikova |
| Visual effects | Boris Aretskiy, Lyudmila Aleksandrovskaya, B. Ilyushin |
| Music | Aram Khachaturyan, Boris Volsky, Grigoriy Gamburg, B. Yevgenev |
| Sound | Aram Khachaturyan, Boris Volsky, Grigoriy Gamburg, B. Yevgenev |
| Costume design | Olga Kruchinina, Mikhail Chikiryov |
| Makeup | Olga Kruchinina, Mikhail Chikiryov |
| Hairstyling | Olga Kruchinina, Mikhail Chikiryov |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Russia / Dec 02, 1955
Japan / Aug 08, 1956
United States / May 15, 1960
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