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- How long is The Merchant of Venice (1980)?
- The Merchant of Venice (1980) is 1 hr 32 min long.
- Who directed The Merchant of Venice (1980)?
- Orson Welles
- Who is Othello in The Merchant of Venice (1980)?
- Orson Welles plays Othello in the film.
- What is The Merchant of Venice (1980) about?
- When a secret marriage is planned between Othello (Orson Welles), a Moorish general, and Desdemona (Suzanne Cloutier), the daughter of Senator Brabantio (Hilton Edwards), her old suitor Roderigo (Robert Coote) takes it hard. He allies himself with Iago (Micheál MacLiammóir), who has his own grudge against Othello, and the two conspire to bring Othello down. When their first plan, to have him accused of witchcraft, fails, they plant evidence intended to make him believe Desdemona is unfaithful.