Year of production : 1949 Format : Feature Running time : 95 (in minutes)
Othello, made jealous by the confidences of Iago, his lieutenant, kills his wife Desdemona then, learning that she was innocent of what was accused, makes a tragic decision.
mit / estrelado / starring / avec Orson WELLES, Michael MC LEANOR, Suzanne CLOUTIER
ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de Orson WELLES
MOROCCO, United States of America, Italy, France | 1952 | Feature Narrative | 1h35 | B&W, Drama
Titel / Título / Title / Titre : - Othello - The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice
Filmgattung | Tipo | Type : SpielFilm | Feature Narrative | Long métrage Fiction
Country | Pays : MOROCCO, United States of America, Italy, France | MAROC, Etats-Unis, Italie, France
Genre : Drama | Drame
Produktionsjahr / Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 1952
CAST | ACTRICES-ACTEURS : Orson WELLES (Othello), Michael MacLiammoir ou Michael MC LEANOR (Iago), Suzanne CLOUTIER (Desdémone), Robert COOTE (Roderigo), Fay COMPTON (Emilia), Michael LAWRENCE (Cassio), Doris DOWLING, Nicolas BRUCE, Joan Fontaine (Page) (uncredited | non créditée)
Screenplay | Scénario : Orson Welles Adaptation de "Othello ou le Maure de Venise", tragédie de William Shakespeare.
Cinematography | Directeurs de la photographie : - Anchisi BRIZZI - G.R. ALDO - George FANTO
Music | Musique (dirigée par Willy FERRERO) : Francesco LAVAGNINO, Alberto BARBERIS
Editing | Montage : John SHEPRIDGE, Jean SACHA, Renzo LUCIDI William MORTON
Set Designer | Décors : - Alexandre TRAUNER
Costumes Designer | Costumes : Maria de MATTEIS
PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION : - Royal Films SA - Mercury Productions - Les Films Marceau
Distributors | Distributeurs: United Artists (1955) (USA) (cinéma) Continental Home Vídeo (Brésil) (DVD) Continental Home Vídeo (Brésil) (VHS) Criterion Collection, The (laserdisc) Mondo Home Entertainment (2005) (Italie) (DVD) France (2014) : Carlotta (cinéma, DVD, Bluray)
Other Companies | Autres Sociétés Film restoration | Restauration Images : Screen Time Images Sound remixing | Remixage Son : Screen Time Images
CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) : - Carlotta Films (Paris)
/// 1952 | En Compétition- Longs Métrages (pour le Maroc) || Festival International du Film de Cannes | Cannes (France) | April 23 - May 10, 1952 🏆 Grand Prix (Ex-aequo, avec "Deux sous d'espoir - Due soldi di speranza", de Renato Castellani, Italie)
Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) : ► Africiné Magazine (Dakar) ► www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/the-tragedy-of-othello-the-moor-of-venice/ ► www.festival-cannes.com/mediatheque/othello-orson-welles-grand-prix-ex-aequo/ ► https://carlottafilms.com/films/othello-1/ ► https://carlottavod.com/film-810-othello.html ► https://laboutique.carlottafilms.com/products/othello-dorson-welles Updated by Thierno DIA, 07 August 2025
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