"The greatest Othello ever by the greatest actor of our time"
General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
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Frank Finlay
Iago
Laurence Olivier
Othello
Maggie Smith
Desdemona
Joyce Redman
Emilia
Derek Jacobi
Cassio
Robert Lang
Roderigo
Anthony Nicholls
Brabantio
Kenneth MacKintosh
Lodovico
Edward Hardwicke
Montano
Sheila Reid
Bianca
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