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64% Critic Match
Othello
“The greatest Othello ever by the greatest actor of our time”
6.4 / 10• 1965• 2h 45m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
Cast & Crew
Frank Finlay
Iago
Lead
Laurence Olivier
Othello
Maggie Smith
Desdemona
Joyce Redman
Emilia
Derek Jacobi
Cassio
Robert Lang
Roderigo
Anthony Nicholls
Brabantio
KM
Kenneth MacKintosh
Lodovico
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stuart Burge's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Othello is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
