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 premiereNovember 27, 1951
Release date
November 25, 1955
Germany
February 24, 1956
Great Britain
September 22, 1953
Greece
November 27, 1951
Italy
January 16, 1994
Netherlands
September 12, 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