Rent Otello: A Film by Franco Zeffirelli (1986)
3.8 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 58min
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- Synopsis:
- Legendary Italian director Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet) and renowned tenor Placido Domingo unite their mighty talents for this lavish production of composer Giuseppe Verdi's classic opera based on Shakespeare's timeless, tragic masterpiece Othello. Victorious general Otello (Domingo) returns in triumph to his adopted city of Venice after vanquishing its foes at sea. But not everyone is poised to give him a hero's welcome. Even as his beautiful wife Desdemona (Katia Ricciarelli) lavishes him with affection, Iago (Justino Diaz), a disgruntled ensign, plots his downfall. And when Iago uses Otello's own jealous nature against him, he drives a wedge between husband and wife...with devastating consequences!
- Actors:
- Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Díaz, Petra Malakova, Urbano Barberini, Massimo Foschi, Edwin Francis, Sergio Nicolai, Remo Remotti, Antonio Pierfederici, Gabriella Borni, David Allen Mann, Enzo Marino Bellanich, Peter Lapres, David A. Mann, Daniela Merlo
- Directors:
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Producers:
- Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
- Voiced By:
- Ezio di Cesare, John Macurdy, Constantin Zaharia, Edward Toumajian, Giannicola Pigliucci
- Writers:
- Arrigo Boito, Franco Zeffirelli
- Others:
- Anna Anni, Maurizio Millenotti
- Studio:
- MGM Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 1, Top 10 Films Set in Venice
- Countries:
- Italy
