Otello
1973, Italian. Directed by Roger Benamou.
Herbert von Karajan directed this film of Verdi’s Shakespearan masterpiece as well as conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. As the tragic Moor of Venice, arguably his greatest role, John Vickers (in the words of critic David Cairns) "commands both the notes and the moral grandeur of the part. … And he has the aura of greatness – greatness of heart, of bearing, of musical and dramatic conception". Mirella Freni is a heartbreakingly lovely and fragile Desdemona, while the fine English baritone Peter Glossop plays the villainous Jago.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 21 May 1973
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Arrigo Boito
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Otello runs 140 minutes (2h 20m).
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Otello isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 May 1973. (Checked 31 October 2026.)
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Who directed Otello?
Otello (1973) was directed by Roger Benamou and stars Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop.