Zeffirrelli’s ‘Otello’, From Stage to Screen

Synopsis

Television documentary on the making of Zeffirelli’s OTELLO and the problems of adapting Verdi’s opera for the cinema. There is comment from Zeffirelli and others involved in the film.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901); Shakespeare on film

Credits

Producer

David Sweetman

Contributor

Charles Osborne; Franco Zeffirelli; Harold Rosenthal; Justino Diaz; Katia Ricciarelli; Plácido Domingo; Tom Sutcliffe

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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