Othello

"Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy"

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7.5/10

9,676 votes

87/100

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7.4/10

207 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

🌴

Cannes Film Festival

🏆 1 win

Won

Palme d'Or

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Domestic

$28,980

United States

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9.2K

Daily Avg

153

7-Day Trend

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Based On

Othello

dramatic work

Story Setting

Set In

Venice

Characters

Othello

Desdemona

Emilia

Bianca

Iago

Played by Kenneth Branagh

Brabantio

Played by Friedrich Kühne

Roderigo

Michael Cassio

Lodovico

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Oberdan TroianiAnchise BrizziG.R. Aldo

Music / Score

Q435856

Production Design

Q2778939

Distributors

Scalera FilmNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Othello

Available in 31 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of America	Criterion Channel	Plex, Plex Channel	Fandango At Home	Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	—	YouTube Free	—	—
Canada	Criterion Channel	Plex	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United KingdomU

Germany16

Production

Director

Orson Welles

Writers

Jean Sacha, William Shakespeare, Orson Welles

Production Companies

Les Films MarceauMercury ProductionsScalera Film

Cast

Orson Welles

Othello

Micheál Mac Liammóir

Iago

Robert Coote

Roderigo

Suzanne Cloutier

Desdemona

Hilton Edwards

Brabantio

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Nicholas Bruce

Lodovico

No Image

Michael Laurence

Michael Cassio

Fay Compton

Emilia

Doris Dowling

Bianca

Joan Fontaine

Page

Joseph Cotten

Senator (uncredited)

No Image

Robert Rietti

Lodovico (voice)

Tags & Keywords

husband wife relationshipvictimbased on play or musicallovemurderinterracial marriagetragic lovehandkerchiefresentmentjealous husbandfather daughter conflictmistrust of wife

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