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Othello

Name: Othello
Director: Orson Welles
Genre: Drama
Released: 1951-11-28
Cast: Orson Welles, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Robert Coote, Suzanne Cloutier, Hilton Edwards

Drama

Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.

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Cast

Orson WellesMicheál Mac LiammóirRobert CooteSuzanne CloutierHilton EdwardsNicholas BruceMichael LaurenceFay ComptonDoris DowlingJoan FontaineJoseph CottenRobert Rietti

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Orson Welles

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