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Directed by Russian expatriate Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring legendary screen actors Emil Jannings (The Last Laugh, Faust, The Blue Angel) and Werner Krauss (The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari), this early version of William Shakespeare's Othello is a fine example of artistic and technical virtuosity of the German silent cinema.
Original Release
02/08/1922
US Release
02/25/1923
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Emil Jannings | Othello |
| Werner Krauss | Iago |
| Ica von Lenkeffy | Desdemona |
| Theodor Loos | Cassio |
| Ferdinand von Alten | Rodrigo |
| Friedrich Kühne | Brabantio |
| Magnus Stifter | Montano |
| Lya De Putti | Emilia |
| Ludwig Rex |
Directors
Writers
Dimitri Buchowetzki, Karl Mueller-Hagens, William Shakespeare
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Emil Jannings | Othello |
| Werner Krauss | Iago |
| Ica von Lenkeffy | Desdemona |
| Theodor Loos | Cassio |
| Ferdinand von Alten | Rodrigo |
| Friedrich Kühne | Brabantio |
| Magnus Stifter | Montano |
| Lya De Putti | Emilia |
| Ludwig Rex |
