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Catch My Soul

Catch My Soul

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 22, 1974

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Music

User Score

54%

Original Title

Catch My Soul

Production Companies

Metromedia Productions

Director

Patrick McGoohan

Description

Screenwriter John Good's rock & roll adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello who is a wandering evangelist who happens onto Iago's remote commune. There he marries the lovely Desdemona much to the chagrin of Iago, who also loves her. The conniving commune leader then manages to quietly pressure Othello until murder and tragedy ensue. Songs include: "Othello", "Working on a Building," "Eat the Bread, Drink the Wine," "Book of Prophecy," "That's What God Said," "Chug a Lug," "Open Your Eyes," "Lust of the Blood," "Put Out the Light" and more.