Othello (1922 film)

Othello
Directed by	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Written by	William Shakespeare (play); Dimitri Buchowetzki; Carl Hagen
Starring	Emil Jannings; Werner Krauss; Ica von Lenkeffy; Theodor Loos
Cinematography	Karl Hasselmann; Friedrich Paulmann
Production; company	Wörner-Filmgesellschaft
Distributed by	UFA
Release dates	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> February 1922; ; ; ; ;
Country	Germany
Language	Silent; German intertitles

Othello is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss and Ica von Lenkeffy. It was based on William Shakespeare's play Othello, the first of six major film productions of the work.^[1]

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Characters	Othello Desdemona Iago Cassio Emilia Bianca Roderigo Brabantio Other characters
Source	"Un Capitano Moro" from Gli Hecatommithi (1565) by Giovanni Battista Giraldi Description of Africa Sampiero Corso
Opera and ballet adaptations	Otello (1816; opera) Otello (1887; opera) Othello (1892; overture) The Moor's Pavane (1949; ballet) Othello (1998; ballet score) Bandanna (1999; opera)
Films	1922 1952 1955 1965 1995
TV	1981 1990 1994 2001
Stage adaptations	Masquerade (1835) Othello (1951) Catch My Soul (US; 1969) Catch My Soul (UK; 1970)
Film adaptations	Jubal (1956) All Night Long (1962) Catch My Soul (1974) Kaliyattam (1997) O (2001) Eloise (2002) Souli (2004) Omkara (2006) Jarum Halus (2008)
From Verdi	Otello (1906; film) Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 (1967; ballet suite) Otello (1986; film) The Othello Syndrome (2008; album)
Art	Othello
Phrases	"Beast with two backs"
Related	Othello error Filming Othello Red Velvet The Duke of Milan Love's Sacrifice Desdemona Goodnight Desdemona
Story within a story	Carnival (1921 film) Carnival (1931 film) The Deceiver (1931) Men Are Not Gods (1936) A Double Life (1947) Saptapadi (1961) So Fine (1981) An Imaginary Tale (1990)