Drama
Othello
"Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy"
User Score206 votes
74%7.4/10
Release1951→
Runtime1H 33M
LanguageLatin
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Orson Welles
Othello
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Iago
Robert Coote
Roderigo
Suzanne Cloutier
Desdemona
Hilton Edwards
Brabantio
Nicholas Bruce
Lodovico
Michael Laurence
Michael Cassio
Fay Compton
Emilia
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Orson Welles
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Keywords
husband wife relationshipvictimbased on play or musicallovemurderinterracial marriagetragic lovehandkerchiefresentmentjealous husbandfather daughter conflictmistrust of wife
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Production:Les Films MarceauMercury ProductionsScalera Film