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Drama

Othello

Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy

19511h 33m 7.4/ 10

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.

Cast

  • Orson WellesOthello
  • Micheál Mac LiammóirIago
  • Robert CooteRoderigo
  • Suzanne CloutierDesdemona
  • Hilton EdwardsBrabantio
  • N
    Nicholas BruceLodovico
  • M
    Michael LaurenceMichael Cassio
  • Fay ComptonEmilia
  • Doris DowlingBianca
  • Joan FontainePage
  • Joseph CottenSenator (uncredited)
  • Robert RiettiLodovico (voice)
  • Gudrun UreDesdemona (voice)

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