Iago and a comrade-in-arms are outside the Venice home of Desdemona's father, who does not yet know that she has eloped with Othello. Iago confides to his friend -- who had hoped to marry Desdemona -- that he serves Othello to further his own ends. Venice needs Othello to protect its commercial interests in Cyprus where the Turkish fleet is headed. Desdemona insists on going to Cyprus, too. In Cyprus, Iago plots to convince Othello that Desdemona has betrayed him with Cassio. A lot more than political ambition seems to be motivating Iago.
Cast
Anthony Hopkins
Othello
Anthony Pedley
Roderigo
Bob Hoskins
Iago
Geoffrey Chater
Brabantio
Alexander Davion
Gratiano
David Yelland
Cassio
Joseph O'Conor
Lodovico
Peter Walmsley
Officer
John Barron
Duke of Venice
Seymour Green
First Senator
Howard Goorney
Second Senator
Penelope Wilton
Desdemona
Rosemary Leach
Emilia
Tony Steedman
Montano
Max Harvey
First Gentleman
Terence McGinity
Second Gentleman
Nigel Nobes
Third Gentleman
Wendy Morgan
Bianca
Arabella Weir
Lady in Waiting
Crew
Jonathan Miller
Director, Producer
Malcolm Banthorpe
Editor
Fraser Lowden
Production Assistant
Colin Lowrey
Production Design
Raymond Hughes
Costume Design
Eileen Mair
Makeup Artist
Alan Edmonds
Sound
Stephen Oliver
Original Music Composer
William Hobbs
Stunts
Peter Stenning
Production Manager
William Shakespeare
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