Othello (1995 film)

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British film drama film film

Othello (1995 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Oliver Parker and noted for Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed performance as Iago opposite Laurence Fishburne’s Othello.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
adaptationOf Shakespearean tragedy ⓘ
basedOn Othello (play) ⓘ
surface form: Othello
basedOnWorkBy William Shakespeare ⓘ
character Cassio (character) ⓘ
surface form: Cassio

Desdemona (character) ⓘ
surface form: Desdemona

Iago ⓘ
Othello (character) ⓘ
surface form: Othello
cinematographyBy David Johnson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Oliver Parker ⓘ
distributor Castle Rock Entertainment ⓘ
editedBy Michael Bradsell ⓘ
genre romantic drama ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
hasTheme betrayal ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
manipulation ⓘ
racism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
musicBy Charlie Mole ⓘ
notableFact first major film adaptation of Othello with a Black actor in the title role ⓘ
notableFor Kenneth Branagh’s performance as Iago ⓘ
Laurence Fishburne’s portrayal of Othello ⓘ
portrayedBy Irène Jacob ⓘ
Kenneth Branagh ⓘ
Laurence Fishburne ⓘ
producer Bob Hoskins ⓘ
Luciano Martino ⓘ
productionCompany Castle Rock Entertainment ⓘ
releaseYear 1995 ⓘ
roleOfIrèneJacob Desdemona (character) ⓘ
surface form: Desdemona
roleOfKennethBranagh Iago ⓘ
roleOfLaurenceFishburne Othello (character) ⓘ
surface form: Othello
runtimeMinutes 123 ⓘ
screenwriter Oliver Parker ⓘ
setting Cyprus ⓘ
Venice ⓘ
starring Irène Jacob ⓘ
Kenneth Branagh ⓘ
Laurence Fishburne ⓘ
Nathaniel Parker ⓘ

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Kenneth Branagh → actedIn → Othello (1995 film) ⓘ
Kenneth Branagh → notableWork → Othello (1995 film) ⓘ
Laurence Fishburne → notableWork → Othello (1995 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Othello