Othello / Ben Blumenthal presents ; directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki.

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"Cavernous chambers and stony battlements cast shadows of impending doom upon Othello and Desdemona as the mephistophelian Iago dances about them, methodically destroying their happiness and steering them toward their bitter fate with impish delight."--Container.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Othello (Motion picture : 1922)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: National Film Museum (U.S.)
Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Buchowetzki, Dimitri, 1885-1932 (Director)
Jannings, Emil, 1884-1950 (Actor)
Krauss, Werner, 1884-1959 (Actor)
Putti, Lya de, 1896?-1931 (Actor)
Lenkeffy, Ica von, 1896-1955 (Actor)
Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948 (Director)
Linder, Max, 1883-1925 (Actor)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Silent film with English intertitles and musical accompaniment.
Published: New York : Kino on Video, [2001]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Film adaptations.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Jealousy > Drama.
Betrayal > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Italy > Venice > Drama.
Betrayal.
Jealousy.
Man-woman relationships.
Silent films > Germany.
Feature films > Germany.
Feature films.
Silent films.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Italy > Venice.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Silent films
Feature films
Feature films.
Silent films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
William Shakespeare's Othello.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Supplemental features, Four silent Shakespearean shorts: Duel scene from Macbeth (American Mutoscope and Biograph Co., 1905) ; The taming of the shrew, (Biograph, 1908 ; directed by D.W. Griffith) ; Romeo turns bandit (Pathé Frères, 1910 with Max Linder--in color) ; Desdemona = For Åbent Tæppe (Nordisk, 1911, directed by August Blom, with Valdemar Psilander)