March 22, 2008
Innovative direction on a low budget. One scene they ran out of money for costumes, so they shot it in a bath house!
Hilton Edwards, Michael Laurence, Micheál MacLiammóir
Filmed as a classical tragedy, Orson Welles's Othello is a tale of passion, jealousy, and murder. Welles used his earnings from several performances to finance the production, which was shot ov...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 31, 1999
Stats: 104 reviews
Flixster Reviews (104)
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March 3, 2008The film is absolutely splendid visually. It corresponds very well to the story and cinematography of this film. After a few disappointment from Welles', i think he redeemed himself with his Shakepeare version of OTHELLO.
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September 20, 2009Dripping with stunning black and white photography, this faithful adaptation will undoubtedly please fans of Shakespeare. Welles delivers a committed and passionate performance.
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August 5, 2008Es la primera que veo de Shakespeare, ahora quiero verlas todas. Grande Wells.
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September 19, 2007An example of Welles' ability to make a film his own, and to make an adaptation that works primarily as film. It's not perfect by any means -- mainly because of the troubled production -- but it is, as all Welles' films, ambitious. And Welles' performance in the lead is nothing s...( read more)
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September 1, 2007Orson Welles is marvelous as both director and actor, though the film is depressed by a annoyingly dubbed MacLiammoir. Cloutier also plays a rather static act.
Critic Reviews
April 6, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
From its opening shots, where the camera looks down on a solemn funeral procession, Othello exhibits Welles' flair for dramatic compositions. full review
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