Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Othello: Black Commando (1982)
| Title | Othello: Black Commando |
|---|---|
| Year | 1982 |
| Medium | Color video |
| Length | 1 hrs, 43 mins |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Audience | general public |
| Play Connections | Othello (derivative) |
Description
The film "updates" the Bard's Moor of Venice by making him over into an American mercenary in Africa who falls in love with the daughter of a U.S. senator. Beethoven symphonic scores are on the sound track
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Othello | Max H. Boulois |
|---|---|
| Cassio | Ramiro Oliveros |
| Iago | Tony Curtis |
| Desdemona | Joanna Pettet |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Producer | Max H. Boulois |
|---|---|
| Producer | María J. Gonzalez |
| Editor | Antonio Gimeno |
| Music | Ludwig Von Beethoven |
| Director of Photography | Max H. Boulois |
| Camera | Domingo Solano |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell