SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Othello: The Moor of Venice

Synopsis

A version of the play in which the costumes and reproduction of the Globe theatre stage contribute to recreating a 16th-century performance. William Marshall is Othello.

Series

Shakespearean Drama

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1981

Duration

195 mins

Availability

Sale

Credits

Director

Franklin Melton

Producer

Jack Manning; Jack Nakano

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

John Derry

Production Design

John Retsek

Costume

Dorothy Bara

Cast

William Marshall	Othello
Jenny Agutter	Desdemona
Ron Moody	Iago
DeVeren Bookwalter	Michael Cassio
Leslie Paxton	Emilia
Arnold Markusson	Gratiano
Eugenie Wright	Bianca
Jay Robinson	Duke of Venice
Joel Asher	Roderigo
Mike Hayward	Montano
Peter Maclean	Brabantio
Phil Persons	Lodovico

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage

Notes

Reviews

Shakespeare on Film Newsletter 12, no. 1 (1987):1,4. Bulman, J.C. & H. R. Coursen Shakespeare on Television: an Anthology of Essays and Reviews (Hanover, London: University Press of New England, 1988) p. 306-7

Production Company

Name

Bard Productions Ltd

Name

Century Home Video

Sponsor

Name

Shakespeare Society of America

Address

USA

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Quantum Leap

Notes

Ceased trading in 2018.

Name

Retail outlets