Othello

19551h 48mNo ratings yet

Drama

Overview

The earliest British televised production in existence of the play Othello, with black American actor, Gordon Heath, in the title role. This was the first televised version of the play to feature a black actor in the title role. Gordon Heath, an American, came to Britain in 1947 and was cast by Kenneth Tynan to play Othello in his 1950 Arts Council production. The play takes place in Venice and Cyprus and the original production was part-live, with recorded Venice sequences

Keywords

jealousy
based on play or musical
jealous husband
the moors (people)

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 15, 1955
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC
Cast: Stephen Dartnell,Rosemary Harris,Paul Rogers,Robert Hardy,Gordon Heath,Nigel Davenport
Director: Tony Richardson
Writer: William Shakespeare
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0048456