Shakespeare: Othello Adaptations
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- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsPatrick McGoohanKeith MichellBetsy BlairThis movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.
- DirectorPatrick McGoohanStarsRichie HavensLance LeGaultSeason HubleySet in the American Southwest, Othello is a wandering evangelist who happens onto Iago's remote commune.
- DirectorOliver ParkerStarsLaurence FishburneKenneth BranaghIrène JacobThe Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio, when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
- DirectorTim Blake NelsonStarsMekhi PhiferJulia StilesMartin SheenAn update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, and centered around basketball player Odin.
- DirectorVishal BhardwajStarsAjay DevgnKareena KapoorSaif Ali KhanA politically-minded enforcer's misguided trust in his lieutenant leads him to suspect his wife of infidelity in this adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Othello'.
- DirectorWilly BirgelStarsRuth NiehausDietmar SchönherrElma KarlowaA love with class difference at the time of the First World War. Young Lieutenant Rudloff has just gotten engaged to someone else when he falls in love with the flower girl Anna, the daughter of a signalman. The different statuses and the fact that Rudloff is actually taken arouse the envy of those around him and put him under heavy pressure. Ultimately, however, Rudloff decides against his fiancée and his career and for his love for Anna.
- DirectorNicholas HytnerRobin LoughStarsJonathan BaileySandy BatchelorAdam BerryThe Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
- DirectorGeoffrey SaxStarsEamonn WalkerChristopher EcclestonKeeley HawesShakespeare's Othello retold in modern London; racial tension in the police force collides with jealousy and revenge. An officer suspects his new bride of infidelity.
- DirectorJayarajStarsSuresh GopiLalManju WarrierAn adaptation of "Othello" set in the south Indian state of Kerala.
- DirectorJanet SuzmanStarsJohn KaniRichard Haddon HainesDorothy Ann GouldThe Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
- DirectorMax H. BouloisStarsTony CurtisJoanna PettetMax H. BouloisThe Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
- DirectorJonathan MillerStarsAnthony PedleyBob HoskinsGeoffrey ChaterGeneral Othello (Sir Anthony Hopkins) becomes convinced that his wife is having an affair, even though there is no evidence.
- DirectorLiz WhiteStarsBenjamin AshburnAudrey BrankerLouis ChisholmThe Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
- DirectorStuart BurgeStarsLaurence OlivierFrank FinlayRobert LangGeneral Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
