Othello (1965 British film)

Othello
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStuart Burge
Written byWilliam Shakespeare
Produced byAnthony Havelock-Allan
John Brabourne
Starring
CinematographyGeoffrey Unsworth
Edited byRichard Marden
Music byRichard Hampton
Production
companies
Distributed byEagle-Lion Films (UK)
Warner Bros. (US)
Release date
  • 15 December 1965 (1965-12-15)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Othello is a 1965 film based on the National Theatre Company's staging of Shakespeare's Othello (1964-1966) staged by John Dexter. Directed by Stuart Burge, the film stars Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Joyce Redman, and Frank Finlay, who all received Oscar nominations, and provided film debuts for both Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon.