Othello
7.5
“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
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Orson Welles
Othello
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Iago
Known for
The Kremlin Letter
Robert Coote
Roderigo
Known for
A Matter of Life and Death
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Suzanne Cloutier
Desdemona
Also in
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Doctor in the House
Hilton Edwards
Brabantio
Known for
Victim
The Wrong Box
Nicholas Bruce
Lodovico
Also in
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Black Magic
Michael Laurence
Michael Cassio
Also in
Return to Glennascaul
For Them That Trespass
Fay Compton
Emilia
Known for
The Haunting
Odd Man Out
Doris Dowling
Bianca
Known for
Bitter Rice
The Lost Weekend
Joan Fontaine
Page
Known for
Rebecca
Suspicion
Joseph Cotten
Senator (uncredited)
Known for
Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Robert Rietti
Lodovico (voice)
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
The Omen
Orson Welles Director · Jean Sacha Writer William Shakespeare Author
Director Screenplay
Orson Welles
Writer
Jean Sacha
Author
William Shakespeare
Composer
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Composer
Alberto Barberis
Cinematographer
Anchise Brizzi
Cinematographer
G.R. Aldo
Cinematographer
George Fanto
Editor
Renzo Lucidi
Editor
Jenö Csepreghy
Editor
William Morton
Production designer
Alexandre Trauner
Production designer
Luigi Scaccianoce
Costume designer
Maria De Matteis
United States release September 12, 1955 · Produced in Italy, United States, France, Morocco · Languages English, Latin
Production
Les Films Marceau
Production
Mercury Productions
Production
Scalera Film
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
Italy · United States · France · Morocco
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Latin
Release dates
Italy · November 27, 1951
Premiere · Turin
United States · September 12, 1955
Theatrical
United States
April 25, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
November 25, 1955 · Theatrical
May 27, 1993 · Theatrical · Restored Version
October 22, 1998 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 5, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release
Greece
September 22, 1953 · Theatrical
September 12, 1999 · Limited theatrical · Athens Film Festival
October 12, 2007 · Limited theatrical · Panorama of European Cinema
Italy
November 28, 1951 · Theatrical · Turin
November 30, 1951 · Theatrical · Milan
December 1, 1951 · Theatrical · Rome
Netherlands
January 16, 1994 · Theatrical · Re-release
United Kingdom
February 24, 1956 · Theatrical
October 9, 1992 · Theatrical · Re-release
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