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5.3Othello, 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.
Released: 1955-12-02107 minDir: Sergei YutkevichDrama
Cast
- Sergey Bondarchuk as Othello
- Irina Skobtseva as Desdemona
- Andrei Popov as Iago
- Vladimir Soshalsky as Cassio
- Yevgeni Vesnik as Roderigo
- Antonina Maksimova as Emilia
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Key dates
- Published
- 13 March 1956
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Original language
- Russian
- Based on
- Othello
- Director
- Sergei Yutkevich
- Screenwriter
- Sergei Yutkevich
- Composer
- Aram Khachaturian
- Production company
- Mosfilm