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.
Crew and Cast
Orson WellesDirector · Othello
Micheál Mac LiammóirIago
Robert CooteRoderigo
Suzanne CloutierDesdemona
Hilton EdwardsBrabantioNicholas BruceLodovico
Michael LaurenceMichael Cassio
Fay ComptonEmilia
Doris DowlingBianca
Joan FontainePage
Joseph CottenSenator
Robert RiettiLodovico (voice)
Gudrun UreDesdemona (voice)
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 28 November 1951
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB score
- 7.4 / 10 (223 votes)
Production
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Writers
- Jean Sacha, Orson Welles
- Studios
- Les Films Marceau, Mercury Productions, Scalera Film
- Countries
- Italy, United States of America, France
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English, Latin