The earliest British televised production in existence of the play Othello, with black American actor, Gordon Heath, in the title role. This was the first televised version of the play to feature a black actor in the title role. Gordon Heath, an American, came to Britain in 1947 and was cast by Kenneth Tynan to play Othello in his 1950 Arts Council production. The play takes place in Venice and Cyprus and the original production was part-live, with recorded Venice sequences
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Music, Drama
0.0
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Drama, Horror
7.2
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
Drama, Romance, History, Mystery, Crime
7.5
The Sound of Music
Drama, Family, Music, Romance
7.7
Mystery, Alaska
Drama, Comedy
6.3
Breaker Morant
Drama, History, War
7.1
Holy Smoke
Comedy, Drama
5.7
The Night of the Iguana
Drama, Romance
7.2
Omkara
Crime, Drama
6.8
Dvaja
Drama
0.0
Wild Mountain Thyme
Romance, Drama
5.3
Fiddler on the Roof
Drama, Romance
7.7
1776
Drama, History
6.8
Vortex of Love
Drama, Romance
6.5
Lucerna
Drama
5.0
Alfie
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.5
The Big Kahuna
Comedy, Drama
6.8
Annie
Comedy, Drama, Family
6.6
Madea Goes to Jail
Comedy, Crime, Drama
6.5
84 Charing Cross Road
Drama, Romance
7.1