''Othello'' is a 1922
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silent historical romantic drama film directed by
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Dimitri Buchowetzki (1885–1932) born Dmitry Savelyevych Bukhovecky was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor in Germany, Sweden, United States, United Kingdom, and France.
Life and career
Initially Buchowetzki studied law. Later h ...
, and starring
Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss born German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' The La ...
,
Werner Krauss
Werner Johannes Krauss (''Krauß'' in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film ''Jud S ...
and
Ica von Lenkeffy
Ica von Lenkeffy (born Ilona Kaukál; 25 October 1896 – 25 January 1955) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 26 films between 1912 and 1928. She was born in Miskolc, Hungary and died in Budapest.
Partial film ...
. It was based on
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
's play ''
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'', the first of six major film adaptations of the work. It was shot at the
Johannisthal Studios
The Johannisthal Studios were film studios located in the Berlin area of Johannisthal. Founded in 1920 on the site of a former airfield, they were a centre of production during the Weimar and Nazi eras. Nearly four hundred films were made at Joha ...
in
Berlin
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Karl Machus
Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German art director. Along with Erich Zander he designed the sets for most of the films made by director Veit Harlan during the Nazi era.Noack p.145
Selected filmography
* '' Prince Cuckoo'' (1919)
* '' Blonde P ...
.
Cast
*
Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss born German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' The La ...
as
Othello
*
Werner Krauss
Werner Johannes Krauss (''Krauß'' in German; 23 June 1884 – 20 October 1959) was a German stage and film actor. Krauss dominated the German stage of the early 20th century. However, his participation in the antisemitic propaganda film ''Jud S ...
as
Iago
Iago () is a fictional character in Shakespeare's ''Othello'' (c. 1601–1604). Iago is the play's main antagonist, and Othello's standard-bearer. He is the husband of Emilia, who is in turn the attendant of Othello's wife Desdemona. Iago ha ...
*
Ica von Lenkeffy
Ica von Lenkeffy (born Ilona Kaukál; 25 October 1896 – 25 January 1955) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 26 films between 1912 and 1928. She was born in Miskolc, Hungary and died in Budapest.
Partial film ...
as Desdemona
*
Theodor Loos
Theodor August Konrad Loos (18 May 1883 – 27 June 1954) was a German actor.
The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in L ...
as
Cassio
*
Ferdinand von Alten
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "co ...
as Rodrigo
*
Friedrich Kühne
Friedrich Kühne (24 April 1870 – 13 October 1959), born Franz Michna, was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1913 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* ''The Iron Cross'' (1914)
* '' Detektiv Br ...
as Brabantio
*
Magnus Stifter
Magnus Stifter (23 January 1878 – 8 September 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in 85 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Vienna, Austria.
Selected filmograp ...
as Montano
*
Lya De Putti as Emilia
*
Ludwig Rex
Ludwig Rex (1 January 1888 – 29 September 1979) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 55 films between 1918 and 1927. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in London.
Selected filmography
* ''Totenkopfreiter'' (1917 ...
Home media
The film was released on DVD on 19 June 2001.
References
Bibliography
* Hadfield, Andrew. ''A Routledge Literary Sourcebook on William Shakespeare's Othello''. Routledge, 2003.
* Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945''. University of California Press, 1999.
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