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The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)
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June 1955 (USA) moreTagline:
Powerful drama of uncontrolled human emotion! morePlot:
Durante il periodo delle Repubbliche Marinare, in Italia, Otello, detto "il moro di Venezia", viene... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
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(Complete credited cast)| Orson Welles | ... | Othello | |
| Micheál MacLiammóir | ... | Iago | |
| Robert Coote | ... | Roderigo | |
| Suzanne Cloutier | ... | Desdemona | |
| Hilton Edwards | ... | Brabantio | |
| Nicholas Bruce | ... | Lodovico | |
| Michael Laurence | ... | Michael Cassio | |
| Fay Compton | ... | Emilia | |
| Doris Dowling | ... | Bianca |
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1.37 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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[first lines]Narrator: There was once in Venice a moor, Othello, who for his merits is the affairs of war was held in great esteem. It happened that he fell in love with a young and noble lady called Desdemona, who drawn by his virtue became equally enamoured of Othello...
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Tragedy of Othello, The (1952)
*** (out of 4)
Orson Welles produced, wrote, directed and stars in the title role of this Shakespeare adaptation, which has had a mangled history over the years but I think in the end that the film works pretty well. I watched the "restored 1992" version of the movie and while I know there are two others versions out there I'm really not sure which would be the one to start with. While it's rather obvious that certain scenes were shot years apart from one another, that really doesn't take away from the entertainment value and it's easy to spot that this baby is Welles' from start to finish. The technical side of the film is quite brilliant considering the director was constantly running out of movie. The cinematography is top notch as is the editing and the overall visual style. Welles is very impressive in the lead but it's Michael MacLiammoir as Iago that steals the show.