Synopsis

Farce. The relationship to Othello has not been ascertained but is included because of the title which translates as ‘Flypaper Othello’.

Country

Germany

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1918

Duration

c55; c5000 feet

Availability

Presumed a lost film.

Credits

Director

Alex Heinz

Cast

Paul Beckers

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Othello

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Some sources cite the director as Carl Boese; Ball gives the director as Alex Heinz.

Reviews

Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. (London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968). p.228.

Production Company

Name

Berliner Film-Manufaktur