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21/05/1973 Music 2h 20m
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Overview

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.

  1. Arrigo Boito

    Writer

  2. Roger Benamou

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jon Vickers

    Otello

  2. Mirella Freni

    Desdemona

  3. Peter Glossop

    Jago

  4. Stefania Malagú

    Emilia

  5. José van Dam

    Lodovico

  6. Michel Sénéchal

    Roderigo

  7. Aldo Bottion

    Cassio

  8. Herbert von Karajan

    Conductor

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
Italian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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