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Desdemona
(1908) Germany
B&W : Short film
Directed by Franz Porten

Cast: Franz Porten [Othello], Henny Porten [Desdemona], Rosa Porten [Emilia]

Messters Projektion Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung production. / Produced by Oskar Messter. From the play Othello by William Shakespeare. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Also listed as released 1907. [?] Same film as [Death of Othello] (1907) or Othello (1909)? / [?] Full-sound film?

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.

Keywords: Early sound film - Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 23 August 2023.

References: Ball-Shakespeare pp. 64a, 307, 386 : Website-IMDb.

 
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