Othello [videorecording] / by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; produced and directed by Jonathan Miller. - [London] : Frenchs Forest, N.S.W : BBC Active ; Pearson Australia [distributor], c2006, c1981. - 1 videodisc (204 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - The Shakespeare collection. . - Shakespeare collection. .

Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1981.

Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins, Penelope Wilton.

Shakespeare's play about the tragic consequences of jealousy. Othello appoints Cassio as his chief lieutenant, arousing the jealosy of Iago, who conspires to undo them both. Iago tells Othello that his wife, the beautiful Desdemona, is having an affair with Cassio. Othello strangles Desdemona before learning of Iago's evil, and then kills himself in remorse.


DVD


Othello (Fictitious character)--Drama.
Desdemona (Fictitious character)--Drama.
Jealousy--Drama.
Betrayal--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Television plays.
Television adaptations.

791.4372 / OTH 2006