When a secret marriage is planned between Othello (Laurence Olivier), a Moorish general, and Desdemona (Maggie Smith), the daughter of Senator Brabantio (Anthony Nicholls), her old suitor Roderigo (Robert Lang) takes it hard.
Allying himself with Iago (Frank Finlay) who has his own grudge against Othello, the two conspire to bring the general down. When their first plan, to have him accused of witchcraft, fails, they plant evidence intended to make Othello think Desdemona is unfaithful.
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman, Frank Finlay, Derek Jacobi, Robert Lang, Kenneth Mackintosh, Anthony Nicholls, Sheila Reid, Edward Hardwicke, Michael Gambon
About this movie
Title: Othello (1965)
Directed by: Stuart Burge
Date of birth: 15 January 1918, Brentwood, UK
Date of death: 24 January 2002, Lymington, ÚK
Writing credits: William Shakespeare
Music: Richard Hampton
Year: 1965
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Color: Color
Runtime: 165 min.