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6.8/10   124 votes
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Writers:
Dimitri Buchowetzki (writer)
Carl Hagen (writer)
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Release Date:
17 September 1922 (Finland) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Based on Shakespeare's play: The treacherous Iago plans to ruin the life of Othello by provoking him to jealousy. full summary | add synopsis
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Ewan McGregor's Stage Fears
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Excellent filmization with outstanding Jannings performance more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
79 min (2001 alternate version)
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
USA:TV-PG (TV rating)

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Version of Otello (1914) more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent filmization with outstanding Jannings performance, 1 May 2002
7/10

This is a finely pared down version of the Shakespearean original at less than half its length. The meat of the story is conveyed and Jannings is superb as the Moor. One should see it for his performance alone.

Others in the cast do well but are almost uniformly ugly or funny looking. Kraus' Iago is a fat, oily villain and both the Roderigo and the Cassio are of rather stupid visage.

The sets are good and the directorial pace is rhythmic. The film however belongs to Jannings and rightly so.

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