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Othello (1969)

Othello poster
Directed by
Maurits Balfoort
Country
Belgium
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A TV film adaptation of Shakespeare's play about a Moorish general in Venice whose life unravels when his ensign plants false evidence of his wife's infidelity. The story follows the general's growing suspicion and his tragic downfall.

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What happens

Othello is een Vlaamse televisiefilm uit 1969 naar het gelijknamige toneelstuk van William Shakespeare onder regie van Maurits Balfoort en Lode Hendrickx. Voor de tekst werd de vertaling van Willy Courteaux gebruikt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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