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Othello
Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy
Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.
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Cast
Orson WellesOthello
Micheál Mac LiammóirIago
Robert CooteRoderigo
Suzanne CloutierDesdemona
Hilton EdwardsBrabantio- Nicholas BruceLodovico
- Michael LaurenceMichael Cassio
Fay ComptonEmilia
Doris DowlingBianca
Joan FontainePage
Joseph CottenSenator (uncredited)
Robert RiettiLodovico (voice)
Gudrun UreDesdemona (voice)
Details
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Writers
- Jean Sacha, William Shakespeare, Orson Welles
- Release date
- November 28, 1951
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Les Films Marceau, Mercury Productions, Scalera Film
