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15/12/1955 Drama 1h 48m
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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

  1. Tony Richardson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gordon Heath

    Othello

  2. Rosemary Harris

    Desdemona

  3. Paul Rogers

    Iago

  4. Robert Hardy

    Cassio

  5. Nigel Davenport

    Lodovico

  6. Stephen Dartnell

    Sailor

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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