Othello (1922 film)

Othello
Othello
Directed by	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Written by	Dimitri Buchowetzki; ;
Based on	Othello; by William Shakespeare
Starring	Emil Jannings; Werner Krauss; Ica von Lenkeffy; Theodor Loos;
Cinematography	Karl Hasselmann; ;
Production; company	Wörner-Filmgesellschaft
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	February 1922;
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent; German intertitles;

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[]

Othello at IMDb

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[1] Hadfield p. 1

[2] 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.

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show v t William Shakespeare's Othello
* Characters	Othello Desdemona Iago Cassio Emilia Bianca Roderigo Brabantio
Source	Della descrittione dell’Africa (1550) by Leo Africanus "Un Capitano Moro" from Gli Hecatommithi (1565) by Cintio
Stage adaptations	The Duke of Milan (1623) Love's Sacrifice (1633) Masquerade (1835) Othello (1951) Catch My Soul (US; 1969) Catch My Soul (UK; 1970) Desdemona (2011)
Opera and ballet adaptations	Otello (1816; opera by Rossini) Otello (1887; opera by Verdi) Othello (1892; overture) The Moor's Pavane (1949; ballet) Othello (1998; ballet score) Bandanna (1999; opera)
Films	1922 1951 1955 1965 1995
TV	1964 Australia 1981 1990 1994 2001
Film adaptations	Jubal (1956) All Night Long (1962) Catch My Soul (1974) Kaliyattam (1997) O (2001) Souli (2004) Omkara (2006) Jarum Halus (2008)
From Verdi	Otello (1906; film) Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 (1967; ballet suite) Otello (1986; film) The Othello Syndrome (2008; album)
Paintings	Othello
Phrases	"Beast with two backs"
Related	Othello error Filming Othello
Story within a story	Carnival (1921 film) Carnival (1931 film) The Deceiver (1931) Men Are Not Gods (1936) A Double Life (1947) Saptapadi (1961) The Dresser (1980 play) The Dresser (1983 film) Goodnight Desdemona (1988) An Imaginary Tale (1990) Red Velvet (2012 play) The Dresser (2015 film)
Related	Cultural references to Othello

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