| Description |
3 videodiscs (267 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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stereo rdacpc |
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5.1 Dolby Digital |
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widescreen fullscreen rda |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 870.
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| Note |
Originally screened with a dubbed-Italian soundtrack in Rome, Italy, in 1951, and later released with its original English-language soundtrack in Europe (1952), and in the U.S. and U.K. (1955). |
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Based on the play by William Shakespeare. |
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Accompanying insert comprises film credits, information about the transfers, and an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien. |
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Special features: Audio commentary from 1995 featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meisel (only available with 1955 version); "Return to Glennascaul", a 1953 short film made by actors Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards during a hiatus from shooting "Othello"; new interview with Welles biographer Simon Callow; "Souvenirs d'"Othello," a 1995 documentary about actor Suzanne Cloutier by François Girard; new interview with scholar François Thomas on the two versions; new interview with Ayanna Thompson, author of "Passing Strange: Shakespeare, Race, and Contemporary America"; interview from 2014 with scholar Joseph McBride. |
| Contents |
[disc 1] Othello : 1952 version (93 min.) -- [disc 2] Othello : 1955 version (91 min.) -- [disc 3. Bonus documentary film] Filming "Othello" / by Orson Welles (1979) (83 min.). |
| Credits |
Editors, John Shepridge, Jean Sacha, Renzo Lucidi, William Morton ; photographers, Anchisi Brizzi, G.R. Aldo [that is, Aldo Graziati], George Fanto, Alberto Fusi, Oberdan Troiani.. ; music, Francesco Lavagnino, Alberto Barberis ; conductor, Willy Ferrero ; costume design, Maria De Matteis ; production design, Alexander Trauner, Luigi Scaccianoce. |
| Cast |
Orson Welles (Othello), Micheál MacLiammóir (Iago), Suzanne Cloutier (Desdemona), Robert Coote (Roderigo), Fay Compton (Emilia), Hilton Edwards (Brabantio), Nicholas Bruce (Lodovico), Michael Laurence (Cassio), Doris Dowling (Bianca). |
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Filmed on location in Europe and North America. |
| Summary |
Dramatization of William Shakespeare's play in which the evil Iago plants the seeds of doubt in Othello's mind about Desdemona's fidelity. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital monoaural; 1.37:1 aspect ratio (full screen). |
| Language |
In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH) (only available with1955 version). |
| Awards |
Winner of best picture, Cannes Film Festival, 1952 |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
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Othello (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) -- Drama.
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Desdemona (Fictitious character) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Muslims -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Jealousy -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Deception -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Venice (Italy) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Romance films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Welles-Smith, Beatrice, presenter.
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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985, screenwriter, film producer, film director, actor.
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Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978, actor.
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Cloutier, Suzanne, 1927- actor.
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Coote, Robert, 1909-1982, actor.
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Compton, Fay, 1894-1978, actor.
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Edwards, Hilton, 1903-1982, actor.
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Bruce, Nicholas, 1919- actor.
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Laurence, Michael, 1919-1988, actor.
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Dowling, Doris, 1921-2004, actor.
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Brizzi, Anchise, 1887-1964, director of photography.
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Graziati, Aldo, 1902-1953, director of photography.
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Fanto, George, director of photography.
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Lavagnino, Francesco, 1909-1987, composer (expression)
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Barberis, Alberto, composer (expression)
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Ferrero, Willy, conductor.
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O'Brien, Geoffrey, 1948- contributor.
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Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939-2022 commentator.
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Meisel, Myron, commentator.
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Callow, Simon, 1949- interviewee (expression)
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Girard, François, 1963- film director.
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Thomas, François, 1959- interviewee (expression)
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Thompson, Ayanna, 1972- interviewee (expression)
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McBride, Joseph, 1947- interviewee (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Othello.
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Westchester Films Inc., presenter.
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World Entertainment Corporation, presenter.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Otello (Motion picture : 1955)
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| Note |
Also known as: Tragedy of Othello : the Moor of Venice |
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Also known as: Otello |
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Othello a film by Orson Welles |
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Return to Glennascaul.
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Souvenirs D'"Othello."
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| ISBN |
9781681433035 |
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1681433036 |
| Standard No. |
715515197915 |
| Music No. |
CC276D The Criterion Collection (container) |
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CC276D-1 The Criterion Collection (1952 version disc label) |
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CC276D-2 The Criterion Collection (1955 version disc label) |
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CC276D-3 The Criterion Collection (Filming "Othello" disc label) |
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