Othello

Synopsis: Feature film version of the play by first-time director, Oliver Parker. The film was marketed as ‘an erotic thriller’ and Fishbourne, although physically powerful, fails to speak his lines with fluidity and understanding. Branagh, as Iago, is left to deliver the verse direct to camera in many close-ups.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1995
Duration: 123 mins; 11,107 feet
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Cinematographer

David Johnson (2)

Screenplay

Music

Costume

Art Direction

Contributor

Cast

Notes: Estimated budget $11,000,000.
Figures: Gross $2,112,951 USA (IMDb 2005). c£900,000 UK,
Reviews: Reviewed by Geoffrey Macnab in Sight and Sound, Vol 6, No 2 (2/96), pp 51-52.

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