Description |
1 videodisc (208 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. |
Series |
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Tragedy
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System Details |
DVD. |
Cast |
Anthony Pedley (Roderigo), Bob Hoskins (Iago), Geoffrey Chater (Brabantio), Alexander Davion (Gratiano), Anthony Hopkins (Othello), David Yelland (Cassio), Joseph O'Conor (Lodovico), Peter Walmsley (Officer), John Barron (Duke of Venice), Seymour Green (First Senator), Howard Goorney (Second Senator), Penelope Wilton (Desdemona), Rosemary Leach (Emilia), Tony Steedman (Montano), Max Harvey (First Gentleman), Terence McGinity (Second Gentleman), Nigel Nobes (Third Gentleman), Wendy Morgan (Bianca), Arabella Weir (Lady in Waiting). |
Credits |
Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; videotape editor, Malcolm Banthorpe. |
Note |
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1981. |
Event |
Taped Mar. 9-17, 1981 at the BBC Television studios in London. |
Note |
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format. |
System Details |
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive. |
Summary |
Shakespeare's play about the tragic consequences of jealousy. Othello appoints Cassio as his chief lieutenant, arousing the jealosy of Iago, who conspires to undo them both. Iago tells Othello that his wife, the beautiful Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. Othello strangles Desdemona before learning of Iago's evil, and then kills himself in remorse. |
Subject |
Othello (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Television plays.
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Television adaptations.
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Added Author |
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-
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Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
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Hoskins, Bob, 1942-2014.
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Wilton, Penelope, 1946-
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Pedley, Anthony.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Othello.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Time-Life Television.
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Ambrose Video Publishing.
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Added Title |
BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)
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