Othello
“Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy”
Orson WellesCast
Orson Welles Michéál MacLiammóir Suzanne Cloutier 
Robert Coote
Credits
Written by: 
William Shakespeare
Plot
A Moorish general is manipulated by his ensign Iago into believing that his wife Desdemona has been unfaithful. It was shot over several years in Italy and Morocco and won the top prize at Cannes in 1952.
Sinekatalog’s take
Orson Welles's shoestring adaptation, shot over years across Italy and Morocco, is a visual marvel of shadows and stone. Its jagged editing and Gothic atmosphere make a stylised, restless, powerful Shakespeare.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (10,331 votes)
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