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Othello
Summary: The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
Release Date: September 12, 1955
Director:
Orson Welles
Runtime: 1 h 30 min
MPAA: Approved
Language: English
Domestic: $ 28,980
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