Looking to feast your eyes on 'Otello' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Roger Benamou-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Otello' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Otello' right now, here are some particulars about the Deutsche Grammophon music flick.
Released , 'Otello' stars Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Stefania Malagú The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 20 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from knowledgeable users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Herbert von Karajan directed this film of Verdi’s Shakespearan masterpiece as well as conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. As the tragic Moor of Venice, arguably his greatest role, John Vickers (in the words of critic David Cairns) "commands both the notes and the moral grandeur of the part. … And he has the aura of greatness – greatness of heart, of bearing, of musical and dramatic conception". Mirella Freni is a heartbreakingly lovely and fragile Desdemona, while the fine English baritone Peter Glossop plays the villainous Jago." .
