Based on Shakespeare's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds upon". Believing Otello has promoted the fast-rising Cassio over himself, Iago plots to destroy both Cassio and Otello. Iago convinces the jealous Otello that his beautiful wife Desdemona is unfaithful, and that Cassio is her lover. Jealousy is followed by tragedy, then retribution, "Has Heaven no more thunderbolts?"
Is Otello on Netflix? Unfortunately the movie Otello is not yet available on Netflix.
| Camera | Ennio Guarnieri | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Franco Zeffirelli | Director |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Production | John Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Arrigo Boito | Writer |
| Writing | Franco Zeffirelli | Adaptation |
| Writing | Masolino D'Amico | Adaptation |
| Editing | Franca Silvi | Editor |
| Editing | Peter Taylor | Editor |
| Art | Franco Zeffirelli | Production Design |
| Art | Gianni Quaranta | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Anni | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Millenotti | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Desideria Corridoni | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Teresa Corridoni | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giorgio Gregorini | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfredo Marazzi | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Music |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
