The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
220 audience votes
Key crew
- Orson WellesDirector
- Jean SachaWriter
- Alberto BarberisOriginal Music Composer
- Angelo Francesco LavagninoOriginal Music Composer
- Orson WellesScreenplay
Cast
- Orson WellesOthello
- Micheál Mac LiammóirIago
- Robert CooteRoderigo
- Suzanne CloutierDesdemona
- Hilton EdwardsBrabantio
- Nicholas BruceLodovico
- Michael LaurenceMichael Cassio
- Fay ComptonEmilia
- Doris DowlingBianca
- Joan FontainePage
- Joseph CottenSenator (uncredited)
- Robert RiettiLodovico (voice)
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Themes
husband wife relationshipvictimbased on play or musicallovemurderinterracial marriagetragic lovehandkerchiefresentmentjealous husbandfather daughter conflictmistrust of wife