Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
Othello
Production Date
1965
Photograph Caption
Desdemona is bewildered and frightened by Othello's sudden moodiness and fits of violence. She futilely seeks some explanation of his mistrust from the faithful Emilia and her scheming husband, Iago. Act IV, Scene ii.
Dialogue
Emilia: "He called her whore. A beggar in his drink
Could not have laid such terms upon his callet." (IV.ii.120-121)
Desdemona: "O good Iago,
What shall I do to win my lord again?
Good friend, go to him, for, by this light of Heaven,
I know not how I lost him. Here I kneel.
If e'er my will did trespass 'gainst his love
Either in discourse of thought or actual deed,..." (IV.ii.148-153)
Play Title
Othello
Venue
Film
Company Location
Great Britain
Company Name
National Theatre of Great Britain
Genre
Tragedy
Character
Desdemona: Maggie Smith
Emilia: Joyce Redman
Iago: Frank Finlay
Other Credits
Anthony Have-Lock Allan - Producer
John Brabourne - Producer
Stuart Burge - Director
Jocelyn Herbert - Designer
William Kellner - Designer
Other Notes
Performed as it was presented on the stage by the National Theatre of Great Britain. A Warner Brothers release.
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
8 x 10 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
