Othello
Summary:
Anyone interested in making a low-budget movie ought to see Orson Welles' screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, a striking example of how much can be achieved with very little money. For years, stories about this singularly troubled movie circulated more widely than the film itself; Welles began shooting Othello without securing full financing, so he would ga... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Orson Welles - (Othello)
Michael MacLiammoir - (Iago)
Michael Laurence - (Cassio)
Suzanne Cloutier - (Desdemona)
Robert Coote - (Roderigo)
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Review:
Beset by financial problems, Orson Welles' 1952 production of Shakespeare's play took nearly four years to complete. Unable to afford adequate sound equipment, Welles was forced to post-synchronize the dialogue (as he had with Macbeth), but the dubbing is disconcertingly haphazard. Many of the actors were unavailable to dub their parts,... Continue >>
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