# Otello (1951)

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**Original title**: *Othello*
**Runtime**: 93 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Orson Welles
**Written by**: Orson Welles, Jean Sacha
**Starring**: Orson Welles, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Robert Coote, Suzanne Cloutier, Hilton Edwards, Nicholas Bruce

> *Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Hamlet meets Fatal Attraction. A general's jealousy is sparked by deceit. Tragedy unfolds in Shakespearean drama.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cerebral, tender

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