Othello (1922 film)

Othello is a 1922 German silent historical romantic drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Ica von Lenkeffy. It was based on William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, the first of six major film adaptations of the work.^[1] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Machus.

Directed byDimitri Buchowetzki

Written by

• Dimitri Buchowetzki
• Carl Hagen

Based on

Othello
by William Shakespeare

Starring

• Emil Jannings
• Werner Krauss
• Ica von Lenkeffy
• Theodor Loos

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Othello
Directed by	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Written by	Dimitri Buchowetzki Carl Hagen
Based on	Othello by William Shakespeare
Starring	Emil Jannings Werner Krauss Ica von Lenkeffy Theodor Loos
Cinematography	Karl Hasselmann Friedrich Paulmann
Production company	Wörner-Filmgesellschaft
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	February 1922 (1922-02)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Weimar Republic
Languages	Silent German intertitles

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