Orson Welles
Othello
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Othello
“Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy”
U · 24 Feb 1956 · 93 min · English
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The film
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.
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Cast & characters
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Iago
Robert Coote
Roderigo
Suzanne Cloutier
Desdemona
Hilton Edwards
Brabantio
N
Nicholas Bruce
Lodovico
M
Michael Laurence
Michael Cassio
Fay Compton
Emilia
Doris Dowling
Bianca
Joan Fontaine
Page
Joseph Cotten
Senator (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Lodovico (voice)
Behind the camera
Key crew
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Writing
- Jean Sacha, William Shakespeare, Orson Welles
- Cinematography
- G.R. Aldo, George Fanto
- Original music
- Alberto Barberis, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
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