Othello [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
2000
PR2829.A23 B3 2000
Available at DVDs
Items
Details
Title
Othello [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; a production by Jonathan Miller.
Publication Details
New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
Language
English
Description
1 videodisc (208 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Call Number
PR2829.A23 B3 2000
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.45
Summary
Shakespeare's play about the tragic consequences of jealousy. Othello appoints Cassio as his chief lieutenant, arousing the jealosy of Iago, who conspires to undo them both. Iago tells Othello that his wife, the beautiful Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. Othello strangles Desdemona before learning of Iago's evil, and then kills himself in remorse.
Note
Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1981.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
Credits
Senior cameraman, Jim Atkinson ; music composed by Stephen Oliver ; videotape editor, Malcolm Banthorpe.
Performer
Anthony Pedley (Roderigo), Bob Hoskins (Iago), Geoffrey Chater (Brabantio), Alexander Davion (Gratiano), Anthony Hopkins (Othello), David Yelland (Cassio), Joseph O'Conor (Lodovico), Peter Walmsley (Officer), John Barron (Duke of Venice), Seymour Green (First Senator), Howard Goorney (Second Senator), Penelope Wilton (Desdemona), Rosemary Leach (Emilia), Tony Steedman (Montano), Max Harvey (First Gentleman), Terence McGinity (Second Gentleman), Nigel Nobes (Third Gentleman), Wendy Morgan (Bianca), Arabella Weir (Lady in Waiting).
Cast
Anthony Pedley (Roderigo), Bob Hoskins (Iago), Geoffrey Chater (Brabantio), Alexander Davion (Gratiano), Anthony Hopkins (Othello), David Yelland (Cassio), Joseph O'Conor (Lodovico), Peter Walmsley (Officer), John Barron (Duke of Venice), Seymour Green (First Senator), Howard Goorney (Second Senator), Penelope Wilton (Desdemona), Rosemary Leach (Emilia), Tony Steedman (Montano), Max Harvey (First Gentleman), Terence McGinity (Second Gentleman), Nigel Nobes (Third Gentleman), Wendy Morgan (Bianca), Arabella Weir (Lady in Waiting).
Time and Place of Event
Taped Mar. 9-17, 1981 at the BBC Television studios in London.
System Details Note
DVD.
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.
Added Author
Miller, Jonathan, 1934-2019.
Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
Hoskins, Bob.
Wilton, Penelope.
Pedley, Anthony.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
Hoskins, Bob.
Wilton, Penelope.
Pedley, Anthony.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Added Corporate Author
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Time-Life Television.
Ambrose Video Publishing.
Time-Life Television.
Ambrose Video Publishing.
Series
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 2000. Ambrose Video.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 2000. Ambrose Video.
Includes
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Record Appears in
On-Campus Resources > DVDs
All Resources
All Resources