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.
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- Bleak ending
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Cast
- Orson WellesOthello
- Micheál Mac LiammóirIago
- Robert CooteRoderigo
- Suzanne CloutierDesdemona
- Hilton EdwardsBrabantio
- Nicholas BruceLodovico
- Michael LaurenceMichael Cassio
- Fay ComptonEmilia
- Doris DowlingBianca
- Joan FontainePage
Crew
- Orson WellesDirector
- Orson WellesScreenplay
- Jean SachaWriter
- G.R. AldoDirector of Photography
- Anchise BrizziDirector of Photography
- George FantoDirector of Photography
- Alberto BarberisOriginal Music Composer
- Angelo Francesco LavagninoOriginal Music Composer
- Renzo LucidiEditor
- Jenö CsepreghyEditor
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