(Othello)

Content: The earliest British televised production in existence of the play Othello, with black American actor, Gordon Heath, in the title role. This was the first televised version of the play to feature a black actor in the title role. Gordon Heath, an American, came to Britain in 1947 and was cast by Kenneth Tynan to play Othello in his 1950 Arts Council production. The play takes place in Venice and Cyprus and the original production was part-live, with recorded Venice sequences

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

108 minutes

Year:

1955

Directors:

Tony Richardson

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Production companies:

BBC

Actors:

Othello

Desdemona

Iago

Cassio

Lodovico

Crews:

Director

Production Design

Theatre Play