The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
CountryUSA / France / Italy / Morocco
Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
Production year1952
World premiere27 November 1951
Release date
25 November 1955
Germany
24 February 1956
Great Britain
22 September 1953
Greece
27 November 1951
Italy
16 January 1994
Netherlands
12 September 1955
USA
Also known as
The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice, Othello, Otelo, Otello, La tragedia de Otelo, el moro de Venecia, Orson Welles' Othello, Osero, Otelo, el moro de Venecia, Othello, a velencei mór tragédiája, Othellos, Οθέλλος, Отелло, Трагедията на Отело, мавърът от Венеция, オーソン・ウェルズのオセロ