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Othello [DVD]
Orson Welles
(Actor, Director),
Micheál MacLiammóir
(Actor, Producer)
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Format: DVD
IMDb6.9/10.0
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- Aspect Ratio : 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Rated : Universal, suitable for all
- Language : English
- Package Dimensions : 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 83.16 Grams
- Director : Orson Welles
- Media Format : PAL
- Run time : 1 hour and 31 minutes
- Release date : 25 Aug. 2003
- Actors : Orson Welles, Micheál MacLiammóir, Helena Hughes, John Dunne, Isobel Couser
- Language : English (Stereo)
- Studio : Second Sight
- Producers : Hilton Edwards, Micheál MacLiammóir, Richard Gordon
- ASIN : B0000DJ7G9
- Writers : Hilton Edwards
- Number of discs : 1
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- 8,392 in Horror (DVD & Blu-ray)
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Orson Welles directed and starred in this version of Shakespeare's famous tragedy. Filmed on a shoestring budget over two years, Welles strips the famous tale of sexual jealousy and betrayal down to its essentials, casting himself as the tragic Moor. Winner of the 1952 Best Picture Award at Cannes.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2020
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I already have this dvd, bought it again for a student of literature as I think this is the best version ever, and Orson Wells best performance .If you like it try his version of Macbeth.
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Orson Welles made this 'difficult' version of Othello in the early 1950's on a shoestring budget in Mogador, Morocco despite actors walking off the production and other trials and tribulations. This film shows that less really is more. Only when the restored version was released in the 1990's was the genius of his vision really evident. Welles shoots scenes on battlements, in saunas and every other weird and wonderful place and it really does work. Yes, some actors fluff their lines and inexplicably have their backs to camera because they have been replaced by a stand-in but you only notice this when it's been pointed out to you. This film of the infamous Moor is magnificent cinema; far better than any other version before or since. Welles strides the battlements like the giant he is - a giant in front and behind the camera.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2020
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The original copy is not distracted by new adaptions so student gets the story not the camera angle!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2017
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This is a fantastic and eerily atmospheric Othello and who else but Orson Welles could get away with slapping Margaret Rutherford on the bottom!
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2017
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Bought this to help my KS5 students with their work on Othello. Love this version so much.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2019
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 December 2019
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a Christmas present arriving in time
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 December 2016
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