The Ballet of Othello The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago. Details Casts Title The Ballet of Othello Release Date 1960-10-25 Runtime 01 Hours 35 Minutes Genres Drama Music Romance Production Companies Georgia-Film Production Countries Soviet Union Vakhtang Chabukiani Othello Vera Tsignadze Desdemona Zura Kikaleishvili Iago Liana Mitaishvili Emilia Eteri Chabukiani Bianca B. Monavardiazashvili Cassio R. Tsulukidze Roderigo M. Dudko Brabantio M. Gelius Montano Vladimir Ivashkin Duke