Othello (1922 film)

Othello
Directed by	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Written by	Dimitri Buchowetzki Carl Hagen
Based on	Othello by William Shakespeare
Starring	Emil Jannings Werner Krauss Ica von Lenkeffy Theodor Loos
Cinematography	Karl Hasselmann Friedrich Paulmann
Production company	Wörner-Filmgesellschaft
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	February 1922 (1922-02)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Weimar Republic
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Othello is a 1922 German silent historical romantic drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Ica von Lenkeffy. It was based on William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, the first of six major film adaptations of the work.^[1] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Machus.

Cast

• Emil Jannings as Othello
• Werner Krauss as Iago
• Ica von Lenkeffy as Desdemona
• Theodor Loos as Cassio
• Ferdinand von Alten as Rodrigo
• Friedrich Kühne as Brabantio
• Magnus Stifter as Montano
• Lya De Putti as Emilia
• Ludwig Rex

Home media

The film was released on DVD on 19 June 2001.^[2]

References

1. Hadfield p. 1
2. Tribbey, Ralph (12 April 2001). "DVD NEWS BRIEFS: Rhino Bows 'Swope'; 'Proof of Life' DVD; 'Jungle Girl' Found; Kino's 'Richard III'". hive4media.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2001. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

Bibliography

• Hadfield, Andrew. A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's Othello. Routledge, 2003.
• Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press, 1999.

External links

• Othello at IMDb