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Othello (1955)

Othello (1955)

Drama
Release Date: 1955, December 2
Directors: Sergei Yutkevich
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Mosfilm
Cast: Yevgeni Teterin, Irina Skobtseva, Vladimir Soshalsky, Yevgeni Vesnik, Nikolai Brilling, Antonina Maksimova, Andrei Popov, Anatoliy Zhukov, Mikhail Troyanovsky, Aleksandr Kleberer

Overview:

Othello, a celebrated Moorish general, secretly marries Desdemona, angering her noble father and inciting the envious Iago’s hatred. Sent to Cyprus, Othello’s victories are overshadowed by Iago’s manipulations: he frames Desdemona as unfaithful with Othello’s lieutenant Cassio. Consumed by jealousy, Othello murders his wife. Discovering Iago’s treachery too late, Othello kills himself as Cyprus learns the bitter truth.