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Othello

1951 · 93 min

A brooding, claustrophobic descent into jealousy and ruin, shot with stark, shadowy intensity and a relentless sense of doom.

Directed by
Orson Welles
Genres
Drama
Starring
Orson Welles, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Robert Coote
Tagline
Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy
Overview
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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Directed by
Orson Welles
Genres
Drama
Starring
Orson Welles, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Robert Coote
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • morality
  • race
Places
  • big city
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Orson Welles
Written by
Orson Welles, Jean Sacha
Starring
Orson Welles, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Robert Coote, Suzanne Cloutier, Hilton Edwards, Nicholas Bruce, Michael Laurence, Fay Compton
Music
Alberto Barberis, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cinematography
G.R. Aldo, George Fanto
Runtime
93 min
Country
Italy, United States of America, France
Languages
English, Latin

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