Othello
Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy
Othello (1951)
Timing:
1:33 (93 min)
7.4/10
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7.106/10
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7.5/10
10000
10000
Country
Production
Genre
Drama, Romance
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Director
Actors
Orson Welles, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Robert Coote, Suzanne Cloutier, Hilton Edwards, Nicholas Bruce, Michael Laurence, Fay Compton, Doris Dowling, Joan Fontaine
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Jean Sacha
Producer
Giorgio Papi, Orson Welles
Operator
G.R. Aldo
Composer
Alberto Barberis
Artist
Audition
Editing
Renzo Lucidi, Jenö Csepreghy, William Morton
All team (19)
All team (19)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- It took three years to create the film. To pay the bills, Orson Welles (1915-1985) appeared in supporting roles in other films, notably in Henry Hathaway's (1898-1985) melodrama 'The Black Rose' (1950). During filming with Hathaway, he regularly pilfered costumes and equipment from the set for use in his own film, which greatly irritated the director.
- The murder of Rodrigo in the Turkish baths was shown this way because the costumes prepared for filming were confiscated due to debts.
- In 1992, Wells' daughter Beatrice spent over $1 million restoring the film. The picture quality was improved, the sound was re-recorded, and new sound effects were added.
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