SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Othello

Synopsis

Fiction film version of Othello, filmed mostly on location in Venice, with Ferruccio Garavaglia as Othello.

Country

Italy

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Silent

Year of release

1909

Duration

12 mins; 1105 feet

Credits

Director

Gerolamo Lo Savio

Cast

Ferruccio Garavaglia	Othello
Vittoria Lepanto	Desdemona
Cesare Dondini	Iago
Alberto Nepoti	Michael Cassio
A. Pezzaglia	Duke of Venice

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Othello; Titus Andronicus

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The Library of Congress copy is 1037ft, has Russian intertitles, and was acquired from the AFI Gosfilmofond Collection.

General

The film was mostly shot on location in Venice. Some believe this to be the first film where an actual locale was used for a Shakespeare play.

History

The film was released in the United States April 20 1910 and distributed by Pathe.

Reviews

Bioscope (November 11 1909). The reviewer writes ‘If this is not exactly an ideally Shakespearean performance, it is at least vigorous. In any case, it seems to be rather a hopeless business to attempt a wordless Shakespearean performance...'.

Production Company

Name

Film d’Arte Italiana

Archive

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

Distributor

Name

Pathé Frères