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Title

Othello / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a B.H.E. production from the National Theatre of Great Britain ; by William Shakespeare ; National Theatre production directed by John Dexter ; produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan, John Brabourne ; directed by Stuart Burge.

Publication

Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2007.

Supplementary Content

Credits from Internet Movie Database

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Havelock-Allan, Anthony
• Brabourne, John
• Dexter, John, 1925-1990
• Burge, Stuart
• Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989
• Smith, Maggie, 1934-
• Redman, Joyce, 1915-2012
• Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016
• Jacobi, Derek
• Lang, Robert, 1934-2004
• MacKintosh, Kenneth, 1919-2006
• Nicholls, Anthony, 1907-1977
• Reid, Sheila, 1937-
• Holder, Roy, 1946-2021
• Hargreaves, David, 1940-
• Terris, Malcolm, 1941-
• Turner, Michael, 1921-2012
• Lomax, Harry, 1915-1988
• Knapp, Terence
• Marsh, Keith, 1926-2013
• Kempinski, Tom
• Edmett, Nick, 1941-
• Hardwicke, Edward
• Hobbs, William, 1939-
• Martin, Trevor (Actor)
• Timothy, Christopher
• Barker, Petronella
• Booth, Janie, 1941-
• Bradford, Andy, 1944-
• Cellier, Peter
• Green Reginald, 1902-
• John, Peter, 1943-
• Jones, Lewis, 1924-
• Gambon, Michael
• McEnery, John, 1943-2019
• Purchase, Bruce, 1938-2008
• Meaden, Dan
• Reynold, Malcolm
• Russell, Robert, 1936-2008
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
• National Theatre (Great Britain), production company
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), production company
• BHE Productions, production company
• Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor

Description

• 1 videodisc (166 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
• 1 DVD : sd., col. ;

Summary

Desdemona defies her father to marry the Moor of Venice, the mighty warrior, Othello. Iago is determined to bring about the downfall of Othello's new favorite, Cassio, and destroy Othello in the process, by casting aspersions on Othello's new bride.

Uniform Title

Othello (Motion picture : 1965)

Alternative Title

Laurence Olivier as Othello

Subject

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Film adaptations
• Othello (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Drama
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Othello (Fictitious character from Shakespeare)
• Desdemona (Fictitious character) > Drama
• Iago (Fictitious character) > Drama
• Muslims > Drama
• Jealousy > Drama
• Betrayal > Drama
• Interracial marriage > Drama
• Man-woman relationships > Drama
• Married people > Drama
• Truthfulness and falsehood > Drama
• Desdemona (Fictitious character)
• Iago (Fictitious character)
• Jealousy
• Betrayal
• Man-woman relationships
• Interracial marriage
• Married people
• Muslims
• Truthfulness and falsehood
• Melodrama
• Venice (Italy) > Drama
• Italy > Venice

Genre/Form

• Melodramas (Motion pictures)
• Melodrama.
• Films for the hearing impaired.
• Filmed performances.
• Feature films.
• Fiction films.
• Film adaptations.
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
• Drama.

Note

• Originally performed on the stage in 1964; filmed in 1965.
• Based on the play by William Shakespeare, which was based on the story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain") in Gli Hecatommithi by Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio.

Access (note)

• For home use or face-to-face teaching.

Credits (note)

• Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Richard Marden ; film art director, William Kellner ; costume designer, Jocelyn Herbert ; fights arranged by William Hobbs ; music, Richard Hampton.

Performer (note)

• Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman, Frank Finlay, Derek Jacobi, Robert Lang, Kenneth Mackintosh, Anthony Nicholls, Sheila Reid, Roy Holder, David Hargreaves, Malcolm Terris, Michael Turner, Henry Lomax, Terence Knapp, Keith Marsh, Tom Kempinski, Nicholas Edmett, Edward Hardwicke, William Hobbs, Trevor Martin, Christopher Timothy, Petronella Barker, Janie Booth, Andrew Bradford, Peter Cellier, Reginald Green, Peter John, Lewis Jones, Michael Gambon (as Mike Gambon), John McEnery, Bruce Purchase, Dan Meaden, Malcolm Reynold, Robert Russell, Clive Rust.

Audience (note)

• Not rated.

System Details (note)

• DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer disc.
• DVD

Language (note)

• English dialogue; optional English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Contents

Special features: Vintage featurette, Olivier talks about Othello (ca. 5 min.) ; original theatrical trailer.

Call Number

*UTD-4012

ISBN

• 1419843982
• 9781419843983

LCCN

• 085391112105
• 7321925005462
• 00085391112105

OCLC

162107781

Title

Othello / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a B.H.E. production from the National Theatre of Great Britain ; by William Shakespeare ; National Theatre production directed by John Dexter ; produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan, John Brabourne ; directed by Stuart Burge.

Imprint

Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2007.

Country of Producing Entity

Great Britain naf

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

Type of Carrier

videodisc

System Details

DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer disc.

Cast

Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman, Frank Finlay, Derek Jacobi, Robert Lang, Kenneth Mackintosh, Anthony Nicholls, Sheila Reid, Roy Holder, David Hargreaves, Malcolm Terris, Michael Turner, Henry Lomax, Terence Knapp, Keith Marsh, Tom Kempinski, Nicholas Edmett, Edward Hardwicke, William Hobbs, Trevor Martin, Christopher Timothy, Petronella Barker, Janie Booth, Andrew Bradford, Peter Cellier, Reginald Green, Peter John, Lewis Jones, Michael Gambon (as Mike Gambon), John McEnery, Bruce Purchase, Dan Meaden, Malcolm Reynold, Robert Russell, Clive Rust.

Credits

Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Richard Marden ; film art director, William Kellner ; costume designer, Jocelyn Herbert ; fights arranged by William Hobbs ; music, Richard Hampton.

Audience

Not rated.

Access

For home use or face-to-face teaching.

System Details

DVD

Language

English dialogue; optional English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Connect to:

Credits from Internet Movie Database

Added Author

Havelock-Allan, Anthony, film producer.

Brabourne, John, film producer.

Dexter, John, 1925-1990, stage director.

Burge, Stuart, film director.

Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989, actor.

Smith, Maggie, 1934- actor.

Redman, Joyce, 1915-2012, actor.

Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016, actor.

Jacobi, Derek, actor.

Lang, Robert, 1934-2004, actor.

MacKintosh, Kenneth, 1919-2006, actor.

Nicholls, Anthony, 1907-1977, actor.

Reid, Sheila, 1937- actor.

Holder, Roy, 1946-2021, actor.

Hargreaves, David, 1940- actor.

Terris, Malcolm, 1941- actor.

Turner, Michael, 1921-2012, actor.

Lomax, Harry, 1915-1988, actor.

Knapp, Terence, actor.

Marsh, Keith, 1926-2013, actor.

Kempinski, Tom, actor.

Edmett, Nick, 1941- actor.

Hardwicke, Edward, actor.

Hobbs, William, 1939- actor, fight arranger.

Martin, Trevor (Actor), actor.

Timothy, Christopher, actor.

Barker, Petronella, actor.

Booth, Janie, 1941- actor.

Bradford, Andy, 1944- actor.

Cellier, Peter, actor.

Green Reginald, 1902- actor.

John, Peter, 1943- actor.

Jones, Lewis, 1924- actor.

Gambon, Michael, actor.

McEnery, John, 1943-2019, actor.

Purchase, Bruce, 1938-2008, actor.

Meaden, Dan, actor.

Reynold, Malcolm, actor.

Russell, Robert, 1936-2008, actor.

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.

National Theatre (Great Britain), production company.

Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), production company.

BHE Productions, production company.

Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor.

Other Standard Identifier

085391112105

7321925005462

00085391112105

Publisher No.

111210 Warner Home Video

Research Call Number

*UTD-4012