Othello
- Synopsis
- Abridged version of the play, presumably aimed at schoolteachers. There is no attempt to employ cinematic techniques and language to illuminate the action and narrative, but a competent and serious version nonetheless.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1946
- Duration
- 45 mins; 4,036 feet
Credits
- Director
- David MacKane
- Producer
- Henry Halstead
- Cinematographer
- Stanley Clinton
- Cast
John Slater Othello Luanna Shaw Desdemona Sebastian Cabot Iago Sheila Raynor Emilia
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The BFI National Archive holds a 35mm preservation print only; no viewing copy (2005). The Library of Congress holds master material only (4/2009).
- General
- David MacKane and Marylebone apparently planned a series of such productions of Shakespeare, but they never materialised.
- History
- Released in the US in 1947 by Eastin Pictures.
- Reviews
- David MacKane ‘Forty-Five Minutes of "Othello", Cine-Technician, September-October 1946, pp.129-30.
Production Company
- Name
Marylebone
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Othello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37003 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)