Othello
Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy
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.
- Year: 1951
- Country: France, Italy, Morocco, United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Les Films Marceau, Mercury Productions, Scalera Film
- Keyword: husband wife relationship, victim, based on play or musical, love, murder, interracial marriage, tragic love, handkerchief, resentment, jealous husband, father daughter conflict, mistrust of wife, shakespeare's othello, shakespeare
- Director: Orson Welles
- Cast: Orson Welles, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Robert Coote, Suzanne Cloutier, Hilton Edwards, Nicholas Bruce