Carnival (1921)
An actor playing Othello in a stage production of Shakespeare's play becomes jealous of his wife's supposed infidelity and seems bound to kill her in the scene in which she, enacting Othello's falsely accused wife Desdemona, is murdered by her jealous husband.
- Date of release
- 1921-06-26
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Harley Knoles
Casting
- Matheson Lang — Sylvio Steno
- Ivor Novello — Count Andrea Scipione
- Hilda Bayley — Simonetta
- Victor McLaglen — Baron
- Clifford Grey — Lelio
- Florence Hunter — Nino
- Maria de Bernaldo — Ottavio
Interesting facts
Carnival is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Matheson Lang, Ivor Novello and Hilda Bayley. During a production of William Shakespeare's Othello in Venice, an Italian actor suspects his wife of having an affair and plans to murder her on stage. It was based on a stage play of the year before, of which Matheson Lang was one of the writers. The film was a popular success, and was re-released the following year. In 1931, it was remade as a sound film, Carnival, directed by Herbert Wilcox.
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