Othello

Synopsis

A version of Othello. Ball (op cit, p. 306) notes that the naming of the director as Mario Caserini and the actor Ubaldo Del Colle as Othello is speculative. The Walturdaw Animated Pictures catalogue (the British distributor) describes the film as ‘the grand tragedy of William Shakespeare [was] retold with glorious effects. The canals of Venice beautifully tinted...'

Country

Italy

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1907

Duration

6 mins; 540 feet

Availability

Presumed a lost film.

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (p.29, 306).

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Name

Cines