Othello

Name: Othello
Genre: Drama
Released: 1951
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.393

1951 · 93 min

Drama

★ 7.4

Criterion

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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

Director Orson Welles
Screenplay Orson Welles
Writer Jean Sacha
Director of Photography G.R. Aldo
Director of Photography Anchise Brizzi
Director of Photography George Fanto

Cast

Orson Welles
Othello
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)

Crew

Director — Orson Welles
Screenplay — Orson Welles
Writer — Jean Sacha
Director of Photography — G.R. Aldo
Director of Photography — Anchise Brizzi
Director of Photography — George Fanto

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