Othello (1951)

19511h 33mdir. Orson WellesUnited Statesdrama film

With Orson Welles, Doris Dowling, Joseph Cotten, Joan Fontaine, Fay Compton, Robert Coote, Suzanne Cloutier, Micheál Mac Liammóir

Directed by Orson Welles

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Othello (also known as The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice) is a 1951 tragedy film based on the Shakespearean play, written, directed, produced by, and starring Orson Welles. The film also stars Micheál Mac Liammóir as Iago (one of his only starring film roles), Robert Coote as Roderigo, Suzanne Cloutier as Desdemona, Michael Laurence as Cassio, Fay Compton as Emilia and Doris Dowling as Bianca.

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