Othello

Directed by Orson Welles

Starring: Orson Welles, Micheál MacLiammóir, Suzanne Cloutier, Robert Coote, Fay Compton, Michael Laurence, Hilton Edwards, Nicholas Bruce, Doris Dowling

Contributors: Orson Welles, Alberto Barberis, Angelo Lavagnino, Anchisi Brizzi

Format: Blu-ray / Restored

Studio: Criterion Collection

Catalogue No: CC2766BDUK

Barcode: 5050629115833

Main Language: English

Region: Region B

Release Date: 10 Dec 2018

Originally Issued: 1955

No of Discs: 2

Weight: 78g

Dimensions: 172 x 15 x 137 (mm)

Genre: Classic

BBFC Cert: (PG) Parental Guidance.

Rental/Retail: Retail not for Rental

Run Time: 184 minutes

Description

Orson Welles directs and stars in this classic adaptation of the Shakespearean play. General Othello (Welles) finds himself tricked into believing that his wife Desdemona (Suzanne Cloutier) is having an affair. Daughter of a Venetian aristocrat, Desdemona has become the object of another man's desire.

The man, Iago (Micheál MacLiammóir), sets his plan in motion to destroy Othello and win Desdemona for himself. Also included is the 1955 cut of the same film.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Interviews: Interviews with biographer Simon Callow, scholar Francois Thomas, author Ayanna Thompson and scholar Joseph McBride
• Commentary: Audio commentary with film-maker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meisel
• Other Documentary: 'Filming Othello', 'Return to Glennascaul', 'Souvenirs d'Othello'

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