Othello
- Released on
- Runtime
- 93 mins
When a secret marriage is planned between Othello, a Moorish general, and Desdemona, the daughter of Senator Brabantio, her old suitor Roderigo takes it hard. He allies himself with Iago, who has his own grudge against Othello, and the two conspire to bring Othello down. When their first plan, to have him accused of witchcraft, fails, they plant evidence intended to make him believe Desdemona is unfaithful.
When a secret marriage is planned between Othello, a Moorish general, and Desdemona, the daughter of Senator Brabantio, her old suitor Roderigo takes it hard. He allies himself with Iago, who has his own grudge against Othello, and the two conspire to bring Othello down. When their first plan, to have him accused of witchcraft, fails, they plant evidence intended to make him believe Desdemona is unfaithful.
Cast
- Orson Welles
- Micheál Mac Liammóir
- Robert Coote
- Suzanne Cloutier
- Hilton Edwards
- Nicholas Bruce
- Michael Laurence
- Fay Compton
- Doris Dowling
- Joan Fontaine
- Joseph Cotten
- Robert Rietti
- Gudrun Ure
Director
- Orson Welles
Producers
- Orson Welles
- Giorgio Papi
Screenwriter
- Orson Welles
