---
title: 'Othello (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Oliver Parker'
released: '1995-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/othello-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114057/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Othello (1995)

1995 · R · 123 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Othello is a 1995 drama film based on William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. It was directed by Oliver Parker and stars Laurence Fishburne as Othello, Irène Jacob as Desdemona, and Kenneth Branagh as Iago. This is the first cinematic reproduction of the play released by a major studio that casts an African American actor to play the role of Othello, although low-budget independent films of the play starring Ted Lange and Yaphet Kotto predated it.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Oliver Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-parker)
- **Screenplay:** [Oliver Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-parker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charlie Mole](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-mole)
- **Producer:** [David Barron](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-barron)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-johnson)
- **Editor:** [Tony Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-lawson)

## Cast

- [Anna Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-patrick) as Emilia
- [Kenneth Branagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-branagh) as Iago
- [Laurence Fishburne](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-fishburne) as Othello
- [André Oumansky](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-oumansky) as Gratiano
- [Michael Sheen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-sheen) as Lodovico
- [John Savident](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-savident) as 2nd Senator
- [Irène Jacob](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-jacob) as Desdemona
- [Gabriele Ferzetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriele-ferzetti) as Doge of Venice
- [Michael Maloney](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-maloney) as Roderigo
- [Nathaniel Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathaniel-parker) as Michael Cassio
- [Nicholas Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-farrell) as Montano
- [Indra Ové](https://cinepixo.com/people/indra-ove) as Bianca
- [Pierre Vaneck](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-vaneck) as Brabantio
- [Philip Locke](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-locke) as 1st Senator

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