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Additional authors

1. Havelock-Allan, Anthony
2. Brabourne, John
3. Dexter, John, 1925-1990
4. Burge, Stuart
5. Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989
6. Smith, Maggie, 1934-2024
7. Redman, Joyce, 1915-2012
8. Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016
9. Jacobi, Derek
10. Lang, Robert, 1934-2004
11. MacKintosh, Kenneth, 1919-2006
12. Nicholls, Anthony, 1907-1977
13. Reid, Sheila, 1937-
14. Holder, Roy, 1946-2021
15. Hargreaves, David, 1940-
16. Terris, Malcolm, 1941-
17. Turner, Michael, 1921-2012
18. Lomax, Harry, 1915-1988
19. Knapp, Terence
20. Marsh, Keith, 1926-2013
21. Kempinski, Tom
22. Edmett, Nick, 1941-
23. Hardwicke, Edward
24. Hobbs, William, 1939-2018
25. Martin, Trevor (Actor)
26. Timothy, Christopher
27. Barker, Petronella
28. Booth, Janie, 1941-
29. Bradford, Andy, 1944-
30. Cellier, Peter
31. Green Reginald, 1902-
32. John, Peter, 1943-
33. Jones, Lewis, 1924-
34. Gambon, Michael
35. McEnery, John, 1943-2019
36. Purchase, Bruce, 1938-2008
37. Meaden, Dan
38. Reynold, Malcolm
39. Russell, Robert, 1936-2008
40. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
41. National Theatre (Great Britain), production company
42. Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), production company
43. BHE Productions, production company
44. Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor

Description

1. 1 videodisc (166 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Desdemona defies her father to marry the Moor of Venice, the mighty warrior, Othello. Iago is determined to bring about the downfall of Othello's new favorite, Cassio, and destroy Othello in the process, by casting aspersions on Othello's new bride.

Uniform title

1. Othello (Motion picture : 1965)

Alternative title

1. Laurence Olivier as Othello

Subject

1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations. - [Browse in index]
2. Othello (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
3. Desdemona (Fictitious character) -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
4. Iago (Fictitious character) -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
5. Muslims -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
6. Jealousy -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
7. Betrayal -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
8. Interracial marriage -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
9. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
10. Married people -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
11. Truthfulness and falsehood -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
12. Venice (Italy) -- Drama. - [Browse in index]
13. Melodrama. - [Browse in index]

Genre/Form

1. Melodramas (Motion pictures)
2. Melodrama.
3. Films for the hearing impaired.
4. Filmed performances.
5. Feature films.
6. Fiction films.
7. Film adaptations.
8. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
9. Drama.

Contents

1. Special features: Vintage featurette, Olivier talks about Othello (ca. 5 min.) ; original theatrical trailer.

Call number

1. *UTD-4012

Language

1. English

Note

1. Originally performed on the stage in 1964; filmed in 1965.
2. Based on the play by William Shakespeare, which was based on the story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain") in Gli Hecatommithi by Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio.

Access (note)

1. For home use or face-to-face teaching.

Credits (note)

1. Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Richard Marden ; film art director, William Kellner ; costume designer, Jocelyn Herbert ; fights arranged by William Hobbs ; music, Richard Hampton.

Performer (note)

1. Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman, Frank Finlay, Derek Jacobi, Robert Lang, Kenneth Mackintosh, Anthony Nicholls, Sheila Reid, Roy Holder, David Hargreaves, Malcolm Terris, Michael Turner, Henry Lomax, Terence Knapp, Keith Marsh, Tom Kempinski, Nicholas Edmett, Edward Hardwicke, William Hobbs, Trevor Martin, Christopher Timothy, Petronella Barker, Janie Booth, Andrew Bradford, Peter Cellier, Reginald Green, Peter John, Lewis Jones, Michael Gambon (as Mike Gambon), John McEnery, Bruce Purchase, Dan Meaden, Malcolm Reynold, Robert Russell, Clive Rust.

Audience (note)

1. Not rated.

System details (note)

1. DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (letterbox, enhanced) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer disc.
2. DVD

Language (note)

1. English dialogue; optional English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Country of producing entity

1. Great Britain naf

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Added author

1. Havelock-Allan, Anthony, film producer.
2. Brabourne, John, film producer.
3. Dexter, John, 1925-1990, stage director.
4. Burge, Stuart, film director.
5. Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989, actor.
6. Smith, Maggie, 1934-2024, actor.
7. Redman, Joyce, 1915-2012, actor.
8. Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016, actor.
9. Jacobi, Derek, actor.
10. Lang, Robert, 1934-2004, actor.
11. MacKintosh, Kenneth, 1919-2006, actor.
12. Nicholls, Anthony, 1907-1977, actor.
13. Reid, Sheila, 1937- actor.
14. Holder, Roy, 1946-2021, actor.
15. Hargreaves, David, 1940- actor.
16. Terris, Malcolm, 1941- actor.
17. Turner, Michael, 1921-2012, actor.
18. Lomax, Harry, 1915-1988, actor.
19. Knapp, Terence, actor.
20. Marsh, Keith, 1926-2013, actor.
21. Kempinski, Tom, actor.
22. Edmett, Nick, 1941- actor.
23. Hardwicke, Edward, actor.
24. Hobbs, William, 1939-2018, actor, fight arranger.
25. Martin, Trevor (Actor), actor.
26. Timothy, Christopher, actor.
27. Barker, Petronella, actor.
28. Booth, Janie, 1941- actor.
29. Bradford, Andy, 1944- actor.
30. Cellier, Peter, actor.
31. Green Reginald, 1902- actor.
32. John, Peter, 1943- actor.
33. Jones, Lewis, 1924- actor.
34. Gambon, Michael, actor.
35. McEnery, John, 1943-2019, actor.
36. Purchase, Bruce, 1938-2008, actor.
37. Meaden, Dan, actor.
38. Reynold, Malcolm, actor.
39. Russell, Robert, 1936-2008, actor.
40. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
41. National Theatre (Great Britain), production company.
42. Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), production company.
43. BHE Productions, production company.
44. Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor.

Other standard identifier

1. 085391112105
2. 7321925005462
3. 00085391112105

Publisher no.

1. 111210 Warner Home Video

ISBN

1. 1419843982
2. 9781419843983