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Cast

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Othello

Micheál Mac Liammóir

Micheál Mac Liammóir

Iago

Robert Coote

Robert Coote

Roderigo

Suzanne Cloutier

Suzanne Cloutier

Desdemona

Hilton Edwards

Hilton Edwards

Brabantio

Nicholas Bruce

Nicholas Bruce

Lodovico

Michael Laurence

Michael Laurence

Michael Cassio

Fay Compton

Fay Compton

Emilia

Doris Dowling

Doris Dowling

Bianca

Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Page

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Senator (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti

Lodovico (voice)

Gudrun Ure

Gudrun Ure

Desdemona (voice)

Crew

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Director

Jean Sacha

Jean Sacha

Writer

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Producer

Alberto Fusi

Alberto Fusi

Additional Photography

Jean Sacha

Jean Sacha

Additional Editing

Alexandre Trauner

Alexandre Trauner

Production Design

Giorgio Papi

Giorgio Papi

Producer

Alberto Barberis

Alberto Barberis

Original Music Composer

Maria De Matteis

Maria De Matteis

Costume Design

Julien Derode

Julien Derode

Associate Producer

Luigi Scaccianoce

Luigi Scaccianoce

Production Design

Renzo Lucidi

Renzo Lucidi

Editor

Harriet Medin

Harriet Medin

Dialect Coach

Maurice Seiderman

Maurice Seiderman

Makeup Artist

G.R. Aldo

G.R. Aldo

Director of Photography

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Jenö Csepreghy

Jenö Csepreghy

Editor

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Original Music Composer

William Morton

William Morton

Editor

Oberdan Troiani

Oberdan Troiani

Additional Photography

George Fanto

George Fanto

Director of Photography

Anchise Brizzi

Anchise Brizzi

Director of Photography

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Screenplay

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Othello

19517.4 / 1093 min
Drama

Overview

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.