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Othello is a 1951 black-and-white drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles. The screenplay was written by Welles, based on the work of William Shakespeare. The cast includes Doris Dowling, Joseph Cotten, and Joan Fontaine. Anchise Brizzi and G.R. Aldo served as directors of photography. The film is set in Venice and features characters such as Othello, Iago, Desdemona, and Emilia.
Produced in the United States, Italy, and France, the movie was released in 1951 and 1955. Distribution was handled by Netflix and the Criterion Channel. The runtime is listed as 90 or 93 minutes. The film received the Palme d'Or and is recognized in the Palme Dor collection. Review scores include 87%, 7.9/10, 7.381, and 7.5.
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7.4Manipulated 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 Welles as Othello
- Micheál Mac Liammóir as Iago
- Robert Coote as Roderigo
- Suzanne Cloutier as Desdemona
- Hilton Edwards as Brabantio
- Nicholas Bruce as Lodovico
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- victim
- based on play or musical
- love
- murder
- interracial marriage
- tragic love
- handkerchief
- resentment
- jealous husband
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Palme d'Or
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Othello
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Screenwriter
- Orson Welles
- Composer
- Q435856
- Narrative location
- Venice
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 832078
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Othello-Welles-Cloutier.jpg
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- Commons category
- Othello (1951 film)
- publication date
- 1955-09-12
- title
- Othello
- production designer
- Q2778939
- after a work by
- William Shakespeare
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 7.9/10
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