Why it may be worth watching
- Othello combines Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Orson Welles, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Robert Coote.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.4/10 from 225 votes.
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Othello
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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Cast
Orson WellesOthello
Micheál Mac LiammóirIago
Robert CooteRoderigo
Suzanne CloutierDesdemona
Hilton EdwardsBrabantio
Nicholas BruceLodovico
Michael LaurenceMichael Cassio
Fay ComptonEmilia
Doris DowlingBianca
Joan FontainePage
Joseph CottenSenator (uncredited)
Robert RiettiLodovico (voice)
Gudrun UreDesdemona (voice)
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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Themes and topics
husband wife relationshipvictimbased on play or musicallovemurderinterracial marriagetragic lovehandkerchief
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