Curiosidades

This production marks the first time a black man was cast in the title role in a film version of Othello.

Laurence Fishburne's only exposure to William Shakespeare prior to this was reading Hamlet in high school.

Theatrical movie debut of Michael Sheen (Lodovico).

This is Sir Kenneth Branagh's only appearance in a William Shakespeare film adaptation which he did not direct.

Iago seeks revenge on Othello, in part, because Othello makes Cassio his second-in-command. Iago was played in this movie by Sir Kenneth Branagh, whose mentor, Sir Derek Jacobi, made his debut as Cassio in Otelo (1965).