![]() ![]() It was the second major film adaption of the work after a production in 1952 by Orson Welles. The Olivier Othello is the first English-language filmed version of the play made in color (there had been a Russian version in color in 1955) and widescreen. The National Theatre Company had already produced a staged film of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya (1963) and would later produce Strindberg's The Dance of Death (1969). Nearly a decade earlier, Olivier had been attempting to find financial backing for his own film version of Macbeth after he performed the role in 1955 at Stratford, but ultimately without success. Olivier's former backers for his Shakespeare films were all deceased by 1965, and he was unable to raise the money to do a film version on location or on elaborate sets. The film of Othello used enlarged duplicates of the original stage settings, rather than having elaborate new sets built. Derek Jacobi ( Cassio) and Michael Gambon all made their film debuts in Othello, while Edward Hardwicke (Montano) would go on to work with the National for seven years. The only major omission is the Fool's scene, although other minor lines are cut here and there, though the stage version contained more of the play than the film. ![]() The film retains most of Shakespeare's original play, and does not change the order of scenes, as do Olivier's Hamlet and Richard III. Directed by Stuart Burge, the film stars Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman, and Frank Finlay, who all received Oscar nominations, and provided film debuts for both Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon. Othello is a 1965 film based on the National Theatre Company's staging of Shakespeare's Othello (1964-1966) staged by John Dexter. ![]()
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