About
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.
Theatrical
May 15, 1960
Director
Producer
Music
Studio
Mosfilm
Original Title
Отелло
Original Language
Russian
Cast
Full credits →S
Sergei Bondarchuk
Othello
I
Irina Skobtseva
Desdemona
A
Andrei Popov
Iago
V
Vladimir Soshalsky
Cassio
Y
Yevgeni Vesnik
Roderigo
A
Antonina Maksimova
Emilia
M
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Doge of Venice
Y
Yevgeni Teterin
Brabantio
S
Sergei Troitsky
L
Leila Ashrafova
B
Boris Belyakov
N
Nikolai Brilling
Lodovico
A
Aleksandr Kelberer
Montano
A
Anatoliy Zhukov
Pisar (Uncredited)
