Otello (1986 film)
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Otello (1986 film) is a 1986 opera film adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello," directed by Franco Zeffirelli and noted for its lavish production and faithful rendering of the original score.
All labels observed (1)
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| Otello (1986 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10677497 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Otello (1986 film) Context triple: [Franco Zeffirelli, notableWork, Otello (1986 film)]
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Othello (1995 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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Othello (1965 film)
Othello (1965 film) is a British cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for Laurence Olivier’s controversial blackface portrayal of the Moorish general.
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Otello (opera)
Otello (opera) is Giuseppe Verdi’s late-romantic Italian opera in four acts, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello and renowned for its intense drama and innovative orchestration.
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D.
Othello (play)
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores themes of jealousy, manipulation, and racial prejudice through the downfall of its Moorish general protagonist.
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E.
Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
Otello in Verdi's "Otello" is the tragic Moorish general of Venice whose consuming jealousy, manipulated by Iago, leads to the destruction of himself and his innocent wife Desdemona.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Otello (1986 film) Target entity description: Otello (1986 film) is a 1986 opera film adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello," directed by Franco Zeffirelli and noted for its lavish production and faithful rendering of the original score.
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A.
Othello (1995 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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B.
Othello (1965 film)
Othello (1965 film) is a British cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for Laurence Olivier’s controversial blackface portrayal of the Moorish general.
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C.
Otello (opera)
Otello (opera) is Giuseppe Verdi’s late-romantic Italian opera in four acts, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello and renowned for its intense drama and innovative orchestration.
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D.
Othello (play)
Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores themes of jealousy, manipulation, and racial prejudice through the downfall of its Moorish general protagonist.
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E.
Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
Otello in Verdi's "Otello" is the tragic Moorish general of Venice whose consuming jealousy, manipulated by Iago, leads to the destruction of himself and his innocent wife Desdemona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian film
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drama film ⓘ opera film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Otello (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Gianni Quaranta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Otello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy |
Arrigo Boito
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | David Watkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy |
Anna Anni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurizio Millenotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| director | Franco Zeffirelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Cannon Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard Marden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faithfulTo | original score of Otello ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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musical drama ⓘ opera film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Cassio
NERFINISHED
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Desdemona NERFINISHED ⓘ Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iago NERFINISHED ⓘ Otello NERFINISHED ⓘ Roderigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| hasMusicGenre | opera ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettoBy | Arrigo Boito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | William Shakespeare's Othello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
faithful rendering of Verdi's score
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lavish production design ⓘ |
| partOf | film adaptations of operas ⓘ |
| producer | Franco Zeffirelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| roleDesdemonaPerformedBy | Katia Ricciarelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIagoPerformedBy | Justino Díaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Justino Díaz
NERFINISHED
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Katia Ricciarelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Plácido Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Urbano Barberini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleRolePerformedBy | Plácido Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Otello (1986 film) Description of subject: Otello (1986 film) is a 1986 opera film adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello," directed by Franco Zeffirelli and noted for its lavish production and faithful rendering of the original score.
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