Othello (The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice) (1951)

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Directed by

Orson Welles

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Micheál MacLiammóir
Iago

Suzanne Cloutier
Desdemona

Orson Welles
Othello

Robert Coote
Roderigo

Hilton Edwards
Brabantio

Fay Compton
Emilia

Doris Dowling
Bianca

Joseph Cotten
Senator

Written by

William Shakespeare
play

Orson Welles
uncredited

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A good movie

10 years, 5 months ago at Jul 28 13:13

johanlefourbe

Since I’m a huge fan of Orson Welles, I was definitely eager to check this flick. To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick but there were definitely a lot of things to enjoy here. First of all, once again, it was quite a struggle for Orson Welles to manage to get this film done as it was shot over three years and production was stopped twice, mainly because Wells ran out of... read more

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Description: Orson Welles' daring and visually adventurous production of William Shakespeare's classic play. Welles, one of the greatest directors ever, revered Shakespeare and was determined to bring his own versions of the Bard's work to the silver screen, though the studios resisted the idea. Without studio funding, Welles struggled for three years to make "Othello" with his own money. The film won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and critical acclaim but was rarely seen for many years. Over $1 million dollars in restoration work was spent, including re recording the score and re creating the sound effects, as well as ... (more)

Release date: 12 September 1955
UPC: 014381583120

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