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Othello
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by William V. Ranous

Cast: William V. Ranous [Othello], Julia Swayne Gordon [Desdemona], Hector Dion [Iago], Paul Panzer [Cassio], John G. Adolfi [Roderigo], Charles Chapman [a soldier], Ralph Ince [a soldier], Erik Schmedes

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / From the play The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare. / Released 12 April 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 21 November 2022.

References: Website-IMDb.