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Othello (1951)
Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy
93 minApprovedDrama
TMDb7.4/10211 votes
IMDb7.5/109,676 votes
Rotten Tomatoes87%
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.
Country: Italy, United States, France
Director: Orson Welles
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
Box office: $28,980
Cast
Orson Welles
Othello
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Iago
Robert Coote
Roderigo
Suzanne Cloutier
Desdemona
Hilton Edwards
Brabantio
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Nicholas Bruce
Lodovico
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Michael Laurence
Michael Cassio
Fay Compton
Emilia
Doris Dowling
Bianca
Joan Fontaine
Page
Joseph Cotten
Senator (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Lodovico (voice)
Gudrun Ure
Desdemona (voice)
Keywords
Plot:husband wife relationshipvictimbased on play or musicallovemurderinterracial marriagetragic lovehandkerchiefresentmentjealous husbandfather daughter conflictmistrust of wife
