Othello (1922 film)
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Directed by | Dimitri Buchowetzki |
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Based on | Othello by William Shakespeare |
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Production company | Wörner-Filmgesellschaft |
Distributed by | UFA |
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Country | Germany |
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Othello is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Ica von Lenkeffy. It was based on William Shakespeare's play Othello, the first of six major film productions of the work.[1]
Cast[]
- Emil Jannings as Othello
- Werner Krauss as Iago
- Ica von Lenkeffy as Desdemona
- Theodor Loos as Cassio
- Ferdinand von Alten as Rodrigo
- Friedrich Kühne as Brabantio
- Magnus Stifter as Montano
- Lya De Putti as Emilia
- Ludwig Rex
Home media[]
The film was released on DVD on 19 June 2001.[2]
References[]
- ^ Hadfield p. 1
- ^ Tribbey, Ralph (12 April 2001). "DVD NEWS BRIEFS: Rhino Bows 'Swope'; 'Proof of Life' DVD; 'Jungle Girl' Found; Kino's 'Richard III'". hive4media.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2001. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
Bibliography[]
- Hadfield, Andrew. A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's Othello. Routledge, 2003.
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press, 1999.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1922 films
- 1920s historical drama films
- German films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German historical drama films
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki
- Films based on Othello
- Films set in the 16th century
- Films set in Venice
- Films set in Cyprus
- German black-and-white films
- German films based on plays
- Blackface minstrel shows and films
- UFA GmbH films
- 1922 drama films
- 1920s German film stubs
- Historical film stubs