Othello (1951) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Orson Welles.

Cast

• Orson Welles as Othello
• Micheál Mac Liammóir as Iago
• Robert Coote as Roderigo
• Suzanne Cloutier as Desdemona
• Hilton Edwards as Brabantio
• Nicholas Bruce as Lodovico
• Michael Laurence as Michael Cassio
• Fay Compton as Emilia
• Doris Dowling as Bianca
• Joan Fontaine as Page
• Joseph Cotten as Senator (uncredited)
• Robert Rietti as Lodovico (voice)
• Gudrun Ure as Desdemona (voice)

Crew

• Orson Welles — Director
• Jean Sacha — Writer
• Orson Welles — Producer
• Giorgio Papi — Producer
• Alberto Barberis — Original Music Composer
• G.R. Aldo — Director of Photography
• Angelo Francesco Lavagnino — Original Music Composer
• George Fanto — Director of Photography
• Anchise Brizzi — Director of Photography
• Orson Welles — Screenplay

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