Initial release 30 October 1906 (Italy) Production company Cines | Story by William Shakespeare Cinematography Filoteo Alberini | |
Directed by Mario Caserini
Gaston Velle Release date 30 October 1906 (1906-10-30) Directors Mario Caserini, Gaston Velle Cast Mario Caserini, Ubaldo Maria Del Colle, Maria Caserini, Fernanda Negri Similar Macbeth, Eloise, Othello, Souli, Verdi - the King of M | ||
Otello was the 1906 Italian silent film based on the 1887 opera of the same name by Giuseppe Verdi, both being based on the William Shakespeare play Othello. The film was directed by and starred Mario Caserini, playing opposite his wife Maria Caserini. It is believed to be the earliest film adaptation of the play, released in Italy on October 30, 1906.
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