Otello (1986)
1h 58m
Running Time
September 4, 1986Release Date
Otello (1986)
1h 58m
Running Time
September 4, 1986Release Date
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Plot.
Based on Shakespeare's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds upon". Believing Otello has promoted the fast-rising Cassio over himself, Iago plots to destroy both Cassio and Otello. Iago convinces the jealous Otello that his beautiful wife Desdemona is unfaithful, and that Cassio is her lover. Jealousy is followed by tragedy, then retribution, "Has Heaven no more thunderbolts?"
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Plácido Domingo
Otello
Katia Ricciarelli
Desdemona
Justino Díaz
Iago
Petra Malakova
Emilia
Urbano Barberini
Cassio
Massimo Foschi
Lodovico
Edwin Francis
Montano
William Shakespeare
Writer
Sergio Nicolai
Roderigo
Remo Remotti
Brabantio
Antonio Pierfederici
Doge
Maurizio Millenotti
Costume Design
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Arrigo Boito
Writer
John Thompson
Executive Producer
Masolino D'Amico
Writer
Media.
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Wiki.
Otello is a 1986 film based on the Giuseppe Verdi opera of the same name, which was itself based on the Shakespearean play Othello. The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starred Plácido Domingo in the title role, Katia Ricciarelli as Desdemona and Justino Díaz as Iago. For the film's soundtrack, Lorin Maazel conducted the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala. The film premiered in West Germany on 28 August 1986 and received a U.S. theatrical release on 12 September 1986. It was nominated for a Bafta Award and a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
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