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Directed by | Tim Blake Nelson |
Screenplay by | Brad Kaaya |
Based on | Othello by William Shakespeare |
Produced by | Daniel Fried Eric Gitter |
Starring | Mekhi Phifer Josh Hartnett Julia Stiles Elden Henson Andrew Keegan Rain Phoenix Anthony A.J. Johnson John Heard Martin Sheen |
Cinematography | Russell Lee Fine |
Edited by | Kate Sanford |
Music by | Jeff Danna |
Production companies | Daniel Fried Productions Chickie the Cop |
Distributed by | Lions Gate Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million[1] |
Box office | $19.2 million[2] |
O is a 2001 American romantic thriller film, and a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, set in an American high school. It stars Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, and Josh Hartnett. It was directed by Tim Blake Nelson and written by Brad Kaaya. The film contains many different styles of music, ranging from rap to opera. It was filmed in Charleston, South Carolina in the spring of 1999. Originally intended for release for October 17, 1999, it was shelved following the Columbine High School massacre; O was finally released on August 31, 2001. The film grossed $16 million at the United States box office, which was seen by distributor Lions Gate Films as a "box office success".[2][3]