Learning on ScreenOthello (1922)
- Alternative title
- Moor, The
- Synopsis
- A version of the play, based on both Cinthio’s original tale and Shakespeare’s play, with echoes of Reinhardt and Expressionism. Emil Jannings is Othello.
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. b&w. st. 80 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1922
- Year of production
- 1922
- Notes
- Available on DVD region 1 only. DVD extras include four silent Shakespeare films: Four silent Shakespearean shorts: DUEL SCENE FROM MACBETH (1905), THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (1908), ROMEO TURNS BANDIT (1910) and DESDEMONA (1911); Essay by Douglas Brode.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Credits
- Director
- Dimitri Buchowetzki
- Producer
- Paul Blumenthal
- Cinematographer
- Friedrich Paulmann; Karl Hasselmann
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Screenplay
- Carl Hagen; Dimitri Buchowetzki
- Art Direction
- Fritz Kraencke; Karl Machus
- Cast
Emil Jannings Ferdinand von Alten Ica Lenkeffy Kuhne. Friedrich Lya de Putti Magnus Stifter Theodor Loos Werner Krauß
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
Wörnor Film
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- 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
BFI Film Bookings Unit
- bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8938 / 8935
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
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