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The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1952)
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June 1955 (USA) moreTagline:
Powerful drama of uncontrolled human emotion! morePlot:
Durante il periodo delle Repubbliche Marinare, in Italia, Otello, detto "il moro di Venezia", viene... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Great movie from Welles more (24 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Orson Welles | ... | Othello | |
| Micheál MacLiammóir | ... | Iago | |
| Robert Coote | ... | Roderigo | |
| Suzanne Cloutier | ... | Desdemona | |
| Hilton Edwards | ... | Brabantio | |
| Nicholas Bruce | ... | Lodovico | |
| Michael Laurence | ... | Michael Cassio | |
| Fay Compton | ... | Emilia | |
| Doris Dowling | ... | Bianca |
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1.37 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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[first lines]Narrator: There was once in Venice a moor, Othello, who for his merits is the affairs of war was held in great esteem. It happened that he fell in love with a young and noble lady called Desdemona, who drawn by his virtue became equally enamoured of Othello...
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I've always been an admirer of Welles movies, starting with citizen Kane and the other masterpieces. Considering Othello, I highly admired this movie since the first shot, when the face of the dead Othello appears suddenly in the dark, and then the other details begin to appear, revealing the awesome funeral of both Othello and his murdered wife. In fact the best thing about this movie is the synchronization of the camera movement and angles with the state of mind and moods of characters especially that of Othello. Sometimes we are actually looking at the world through Othello's mind, the images are bizarre and grotesque, this is accompanies by wonderful acting of the cast. For any Welles fan this is a must see, considering the beauty of picture and creativity of interpretation. It's a pity that Welles didn't have a sufficient financial support to surpass some technical problems although the final effect and meaning of this masterpiece is not affected at all!