Othello (Blu-ray)

Directed by Orson Welles

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

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

Studio: Criterion Collection
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'