Othello

December. 15,1955      
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The earliest British televised production in existence of the play Othello, with black American actor, Gordon Heath, in the title role. This was the first televised version of the play to feature a black actor in the title role. Gordon Heath, an American, came to Britain in 1947 and was cast by Kenneth Tynan to play Othello in his 1950 Arts Council production. The play takes place in Venice and Cyprus and the original production was part-live, with recorded Venice sequences

Gordon Heath as  Othello
Rosemary Harris as  Desdemona
Paul Rogers as  Iago
Robert Hardy as  Cassio
Nigel Davenport as  Lodovico

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