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| Otello | |
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| Directed by | Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Peter Taylor |
| Music by | Giuseppe Verdi (from Otello) |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
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| Language | Italian |
Otello is a 1986 film based on the Giuseppe Verdi opera of the same name, which was itself based on the Shakespearean play Othello. The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starred Plácido Domingo in the title role, Katia Ricciarelli as Desdemona and Justino Díaz as Iago. For the film's soundtrack, Lorin Maazel conducted the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala. The film premiered in West Germany on 28 August 1986 and received a U.S. theatrical release on 12 September 1986. It was nominated for a Bafta Award and a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.