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Othello (1952) Director: Orson Welles Notable cast: Orson Welles . This low-budget, heavily edited version of the play stars Orson Welles as Othello and took four years to complete while Welles raised the funds.
Writer/Director Oliver Parker (An Ideal Husband) adapts Shakespeare's towering tragedy of passion and jealousy with shattering performances by Kenneth Branag...
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Othello: Directed by Orson Welles. With Micheál MacLiammóir, Suzanne Cloutier, Orson Welles, Robert Coote. The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
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Othello (also known as The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice) is a 1951 tragedy directed and produced by Orson Welles, who also adapted the Shakespearean play and played the title role.
When a secret marriage is planned between Othello (Laurence Olivier), a Moorish general, and Desdemona (Maggie Smith), the daughter of Senator Brabantio (Anthony Nicholls), her old suitor Roderigo ...
Apr 10, 1992 · I’m sure they’re correct. The film itself is a strange experience, always visually interesting but sometimes difficult to follow. A close familiarity with Shakespeare will help, even though Welles, as usual, takes great liberties with the original play.
