Plot
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.
Cast
Orson Welles
Othello
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Iago
Robert Coote
Roderigo
Suzanne Cloutier
Desdemona
Hilton Edwards
Brabantio
Nicholas Bruce
Lodovico
Michael Laurence
Michael Cassio
Fay Compton
Emilia
Doris Dowling
Bianca
Joan Fontaine
Page
Joseph Cotten
Senator (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Lodovico (voice)
Crew
Orson Welles
Director
Jean Sacha
Writer
Orson Welles
Producer
Alberto Barberis
Original Music Composer
G.R. Aldo
Director of Photography
Giorgio Papi
Producer
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Original Music Composer
Anchise Brizzi
Director of Photography
George Fanto
Director of Photography
Orson Welles
Screenplay
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