Shakespeare Uncovered | Othello with David Harewood | Season 2 | Episode 4 | PBS

Othello with David Harewood

Season 2 Episode 4 | 53m 5s | Video has closed captioning.

Astonishingly, David Harewood was the first black actor to play the great Moorish Venetian general Othello at London’s National Theatre, triumphantly taking on the role—but not until 1997. Now he returns to the play to discover how the centuries have changed our views of it.

Aired: 02/06/15

Expired: 02/05/19

Rating: TV-PG

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This project is made possible through the generosity of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Howard and Abby Milstein Foundation - lead foundation sponsor with major funding from Rosalind P. Walter, The Polonsky Foundation, Virginia and Dana Randt, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, and PBS.

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