Otello
1986 film directed by Franco Zeffirelli
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Summary
Otello is a film[1]. Otello ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Franco Zeffirelli[3]
- Screenwriter: Franco Zeffirelli[4]
- Composer: Giuseppe Verdi[5]
- Genre: drama film[6], musical film[7]
- Based on: Othello[8], Otello[9]
- Cast member: Plácido Domingo[10], Katia Ricciarelli[11], Urbano Barberini[12], Antonio Pierfederici[13], Remo Remotti[14], Massimo Foschi[15], Justino Díaz[16], Petra Malakova[17], Edwin Francis[18], Sergio Nicolai[19]
- Producer: Yoram Globus[20], Menahem Golan[21]
- Director of photography: Ennio Guarnieri[22]
- Original language of film or TV show: Italian[23]
- Distribution format: video on demand[24]
- Color: color[25]
- Country of origin: United States[26], Italy[27]
- Publication date: September 4, 1986[28], January 1, 1986[29]
- Characters: Othello[30], Desdemona[31], Iago[32], Emilia[33], Michael Cassio[34], Lodovico[35], Montano[36], Roderigo[37], Brabantio[38], Doge of Venice[39]
- Distributed by: The Cannon Group[40], Netflix[41]
- Narrative location: Venice[42]
- Film editor: Peter Taylor[43]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[44]
- Title: Otello[45]
- Duration: 122 minutes[46], 121 minutes[47]
- Costume designer: Maurizio Millenotti[48]
- Production designer: Franco Zeffirelli[49]
- CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[50]
- Australian Classification: G[51]
- Medierådet rating: Suitable for a general audience[52]
Why It Matters
Otello has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Otello is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]