Movie · Drama · Romance

Heroic general Othello (Laurence Fishburne), the only African in the Venetian army, is carrying on a courtship with white noblewoman Desdemona (Irène Jacob). Their hasty marriage causes some political upheaval, but the military leader is quickly dispatched to halt an invasion on Cyprus. Once there, Othello's lieutenant, Iago (Kenneth Branagh), who believes Othello has wronged him, conceives a plan to get revenge by convincing the new husband that his wife is unfaithful.

1995 · 2h 4m
Director Oliver Parker

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Othello

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Heroic general Othello (Laurence Fishburne), the only African in the Venetian army, is carrying on a courtship with white noblewoman Desdemona (Irène Jacob). Their hasty marriage causes some political upheaval, but the military leader is quickly dispatched to halt an invasion on Cyprus. Once there, Othello's lieutenant, Iago (Kenneth Branagh), who believes Othello has wronged him, conceives a plan to get revenge by convincing the new husband that his wife is unfaithful.

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Average 6.5
Reviews 40
Fresh 27
Rotten 13

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1995
Run Time
2 hr 4 min
Rated
R
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom
© 1995 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.