Othello

TV Movie
2001
1h 40m

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7.4/10

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Christopher Eccleston, Keeley Hawes, and Eamonn Walker in Othello (2001)

Shakespeare'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.

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Shakespeare'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.Shakespeare'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.Shakespeare'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.

Director
- Geoffrey Sax
Writers
- Andrew Davies
- William Shakespeare
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See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

675

YOUR RATING

Director
- Geoffrey Sax
Writers
- Andrew Davies
- William Shakespeare
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 12 wins & 5 nominations total

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[first lines]
Ben Jago: It was about love, That's what you've got to understand. Don't talk to me about race, don't talk to me about politics, It was love, simple as that. She loved him as well as she knew how, he loved her more than any man should love a woman. Tragedy, right? No other word for it. I loved him too, you know.

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Referenced in 500 Days of Summer (2009)

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10/10

First impressions last!

If you thought this superb adaptation of the classic, and in particular Christopher Eccleston's "Jago", had about it a certain something reminiscent of Ian Richardson's "Francis Urquhart" in "House of Cards", then it might be because this comes from the pen of Andrew Davies, and he's really on form here.

When John Othello is promoted to Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police over the head of his friend and mentor Ben Jago, Ben is not amused, and with the unwitting help of Superintendant Cass, Jago sets about installing the skids...

This is like a bottle of good vintage port - take time to savour every drop.