Othello

Othello (1951)

Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1951-11-28
  • User Rating: 7.343/10 from 185 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Language: Latin
  • Production Company: Les Films Marceau
  • Production Country: France, Italy, Morocco, United States of America
  • Director: Orson Welles
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Summary

When a secret marriage is planned between Othello, a Moorish general, and Desdemona, the daughter of Senator Brabantio, her old suitor Roderigo takes it hard. He allies himself with Iago, who has his own grudge against Othello, and the two conspire to bring Othello down. When their first plan, to have him accused of witchcraft, fails, they plant evidence intended to make him believe Desdemona is unfaithful.

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  • Orson Welles

    as Othello
  • Micheál Mac Liammóir

    as Iago
  • Robert Coote

    as Roderigo
  • Suzanne Cloutier

    as Desdemona
  • Hilton Edwards

    as Brabantio
  • Nicholas Bruce

    as Lodovico
  • Michael Laurence

    as Michael Cassio
  • Fay Compton

    as Emilia
  • Doris Dowling

    as Bianca
  • Joan Fontaine

    as Page
  • Joseph Cotten

    as Senator (uncredited)
  • Robert Rietti

    as Lodovico (voice)
  • Gudrun Ure

    as Desdemona (voice)
Writing Jean Sacha Writer
Directing Orson Welles Director
Writing William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Camera Alberto Fusi Additional Photography
Crew Harriet Medin Dialect Coach
Production Orson Welles Producer
Art Luigi Scaccianoce Production Design
Sound Alberto Barberis Original Music Composer
Editing Jean Sacha Additional Editing
Art Alexandre Trauner Production Design
Camera G.R. Aldo Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Maria De Matteis Costume Design
Editing Renzo Lucidi Editor
Production Giorgio Papi Producer
Production Julien Derode Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up Maurice Seiderman Makeup Artist
Camera George Fanto Director of Photography
Camera Oberdan Troiani Additional Photography
Editing Jenö Csepreghy Editor
Camera Anchise Brizzi Director of Photography
Editing William Morton Editor
Sound Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Original Music Composer
Writing Orson Welles Screenplay

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