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Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony RichardsonDirector
Cast
- Gordon HeathOthello
- Rosemary HarrisDesdemona
- Paul RogersIago
- Robert HardyCassio
- Nigel DavenportLodovico
- Stephen DartnellSailor
Themes
jealousybased on play or musicaljealous husbandthe moors (people)