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Othello (1955 film)

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Othello
(Отелло)
Film poster
Directed bySergei Yutkevich
Written bySergei Yutkevich
Based onOthello by William Shakespeare
StarringSergei Bondarchuk
Andrei Popov
Irina Skobtseva
Vladimir Soshalsky
Yevgeny Vesnik
CinematographyYevgeniy Nikolayevich Andrikanis
Music byAram Khachaturian
Release date
  • 1955 (1955)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Othello (Russian: Отелло, romanizedOtello) is a 1955 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich,[1][2] based on the play Othello by William Shakespeare. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, where Yutkevich received the Best Director Award.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Sergei Yutkevich's Othello Revisited: A View from the 21st Century". Research Gate. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "The Moor of Hollywood: An analysis of Oliver Parker's Othello". lbennie. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Othello". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2009.

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