Based on Shakespeare's play: The treacherous Iago plans to ruin the life of Othello by provoking him to jealousy.
Acting
Jannings' eyes alone could carry three acts of tragedy.
Production
Lavish Venetian sets that scream 'we spent the entire budget.'
Director
Dimitri Buchowetzki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jannings and Krauss had just starred together in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, making this a reunion of German Expressionist royalty.
This was part of a 1920s wave of 'prestige' Shakespeare adaptations trying to legitimize cinema as high art — and yes, they were all this extra.
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