Othello

France, Italy, Morocco and United States of America, 1951

Film

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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.

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Credits

author

William Shakespeare

producer

Giorgio Papi

Orson Welles

screenplay

Orson Welles

Duration

01:33:00

Production dates
1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-47697

Language

English

Subject categories

Drama

Romance

TMDB-Movie

47697

Wikidata

Q2704454

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