The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

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  • Opened September 12, 1955 
  • 1 hr 33 min
  • NR

  • Anyone interested in making a low-budget movie ought to see Orson Welles' screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, a striking example of how much can be achieved with very little money. For years, stories about this singularly troubled movie circulated more widely than the film itself; Welles began shooting Othello without securing full financing, so he would gather his cast, assemble a crew, and shoot until his money ran out. He would then take an acting assignment to raise some cash, reassemble his cast, and start filming again until the latest batch of money was gone. This process went on for four years. Remarkably, the finished film not only isn't a disaster, it's a triumph, that rare example of a movie based on a Shakespeare play that's as exciting to look at as it is to listen to. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Orson Welles, Michael MacLiammoir, Michael Laurence, Suzanne Cloutier, Robert Coote
  • Director: Orson Welles
  • Genres: Drama

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