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The Resource Othello, Westchester Films, Inc and World Entertainment, Inc. in association with Beatrice Welles Smith present Orson Welles's ; a film by Orson Welles ; produced and directed by Orson Welles, (videorecording)

Othello, Westchester Films, Inc and World Entertainment, Inc. in association with Beatrice Welles Smith present Orson Welles's ; a film by Orson Welles ; produced and directed by Orson Welles, (videorecording)

Contributor
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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Three-DVD special edition.
Extent
3 videodiscs (184 minutes)
Note
  • Based on the play by William Shakespeare
  • Title from container
  • 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)
  • Special features: Disc 1. Simon Callow [In this interview, filmed by the Criterion Collection in 2017, Simon Callow, actor and author of the multivolume biography Orson Welles, discusses the production of Othello, especially Welles's relationship with actors Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards] ; Ayanna Thompson [The question of race is central to Othello. In this interview, filmed by the Criterion Collection in 2017, George Washington University professor Ayanna Thompson, author of Passing strange : Shakespeare, race and contemporary America, discusses the complicated history of white actors portraying Othello the Moor.] ; Joseph McBride [This 2014 interview features Joseph McBride, author of What ever happened to Orson Welles?] ; François Thomas [In this interview, recorded by the Criterion Collection in 2017, film scholar François Thomas, coauthor of Orson Welles at work, discusses the different versions of Welles's Othello.] -- Disc 2. Commentary [Recorded for the Criterion Collection in 1994, this commentary features filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and scholar Myron Meisel.] ; Return to Glennascaul [This 1951 short film featuring Orson Welles was made by actors Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards while on a brief hiatus from the production of Othello] ; Souvenirs d'Othello [This 1995 Canadian documentary features an extensive interview, in English and French, with Suzanne Cloutier (Desdemona) about the making of Othello.] -- Disc 3. Filming Othello [The last completed feature of any kind by Orson Welles, this 1979 documentary dives into the production of Othello and includes an extended conversation between Welles and actors Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards]
Contents
  • Disc 1.
  • Othello : 1952 version
  • (93 min.)
  • (DVD)
  • Disc 2.
  • Othello : 1955 version
  • (91 min.)
  • (DVD)
  • Disc 3.
  • Bonus disc
  • (DVD)
Isbn
9781681433035
Instance
Label
Othello
Title
Othello
Statement of responsibility
Westchester Films, Inc and World Entertainment, Inc. in association with Beatrice Welles Smith present Orson Welles's ; a film by Orson Welles ; produced and directed by Orson Welles
Contributor
Actor
Commentator
Conductor
Contributor
Director of photography
Film director
Film producer
Presenter
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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
Member of
Awards note
Winner of best picture, Cannes Film Festival, 1952
Cataloging source
CaOWLBI
Characteristic
videorecording
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Othello (Motion picture : 1951)
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Credits note
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
Dewey number
791.4372
Intended audience
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
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Language note
In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH)
LC call number
PR2829
LC item number
.A23 2017
PerformerNote
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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  • 1915-1985.
  • 1899-1978
  • 1927-
  • 1909-1982
  • 1894-1978
  • 1903-1982.
  • 1919-
  • 1919-1988
  • 1921-2004.
  • 1887-1964
  • 1902-1953
  • 1911-2000
  • 1909-1987
  • 1920-1957
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  • 1949-
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  • Welles-Smith, Beatrice
  • Welles, Orson
  • Mac Liammóir, Micheál
  • Cloutier, Suzanne
  • Coote, Robert
  • Compton, Fay
  • Edwards, Hilton
  • Bruce, Nicholas
  • Laurence, Michael
  • Dowling, Doris
  • Brizzi, Anchise
  • Graziati, Aldo
  • Fanto, George
  • Lavagnino, Francesco
  • Barberis, Alberto
  • Ferrero, Willy
  • O'Brien, Geoffrey
  • Bogdanovich, Peter
  • Meisel, Myron
  • Callow, Simon
  • Girard, François
  • Thomas, François
  • Thompson, Ayanna
  • McBride, Joseph
  • Shakespeare, William
  • Westchester Films Inc
  • World Entertainment Corporation
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
184
Series statement
Criterion collection
Series volume
870
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  • Shakespeare, William
  • Othello
  • Iago (Fictitious character)
  • Desdemona (Fictitious character)
  • Muslims
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Jealousy
  • Deception
  • Venice (Italy)
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Othello, Westchester Films, Inc and World Entertainment, Inc. in association with Beatrice Welles Smith present Orson Welles's ; a film by Orson Welles ; produced and directed by Orson Welles, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the play by William Shakespeare
  • Title from container
  • 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)
  • Special features: Disc 1. Simon Callow [In this interview, filmed by the Criterion Collection in 2017, Simon Callow, actor and author of the multivolume biography Orson Welles, discusses the production of Othello, especially Welles's relationship with actors Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards] ; Ayanna Thompson [The question of race is central to Othello. In this interview, filmed by the Criterion Collection in 2017, George Washington University professor Ayanna Thompson, author of Passing strange : Shakespeare, race and contemporary America, discusses the complicated history of white actors portraying Othello the Moor.] ; Joseph McBride [This 2014 interview features Joseph McBride, author of What ever happened to Orson Welles?] ; François Thomas [In this interview, recorded by the Criterion Collection in 2017, film scholar François Thomas, coauthor of Orson Welles at work, discusses the different versions of Welles's Othello.] -- Disc 2. Commentary [Recorded for the Criterion Collection in 1994, this commentary features filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and scholar Myron Meisel.] ; Return to Glennascaul [This 1951 short film featuring Orson Welles was made by actors Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards while on a brief hiatus from the production of Othello] ; Souvenirs d'Othello [This 1995 Canadian documentary features an extensive interview, in English and French, with Suzanne Cloutier (Desdemona) about the making of Othello.] -- Disc 3. Filming Othello [The last completed feature of any kind by Orson Welles, this 1979 documentary dives into the production of Othello and includes an extended conversation between Welles and actors Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards]
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc 1.
  • Othello : 1952 version
  • (93 min.)
  • (DVD)
  • Disc 2.
  • Othello : 1955 version
  • (91 min.)
  • (DVD)
  • Disc 3.
  • Bonus disc
  • (DVD)
Dimensions
4 3/4 inches.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Three-DVD special edition.
Extent
3 videodiscs (184 minutes)
Isbn
9781681433035
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515197915
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • av00308900
  • 915363
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital monoaural; 1.37:1 aspect ratio (full screen)
Terms governing use
For private home use only.
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Othello, Westchester Films, Inc and World Entertainment, Inc. in association with Beatrice Welles Smith present Orson Welles's ; a film by Orson Welles ; produced and directed by Orson Welles, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Based on the play by William Shakespeare
  • Title from container
  • 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)
  • Special features: Disc 1. Simon Callow [In this interview, filmed by the Criterion Collection in 2017, Simon Callow, actor and author of the multivolume biography Orson Welles, discusses the production of Othello, especially Welles's relationship with actors Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards] ; Ayanna Thompson [The question of race is central to Othello. In this interview, filmed by the Criterion Collection in 2017, George Washington University professor Ayanna Thompson, author of Passing strange : Shakespeare, race and contemporary America, discusses the complicated history of white actors portraying Othello the Moor.] ; Joseph McBride [This 2014 interview features Joseph McBride, author of What ever happened to Orson Welles?] ; François Thomas [In this interview, recorded by the Criterion Collection in 2017, film scholar François Thomas, coauthor of Orson Welles at work, discusses the different versions of Welles's Othello.] -- Disc 2. Commentary [Recorded for the Criterion Collection in 1994, this commentary features filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and scholar Myron Meisel.] ; Return to Glennascaul [This 1951 short film featuring Orson Welles was made by actors Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards while on a brief hiatus from the production of Othello] ; Souvenirs d'Othello [This 1995 Canadian documentary features an extensive interview, in English and French, with Suzanne Cloutier (Desdemona) about the making of Othello.] -- Disc 3. Filming Othello [The last completed feature of any kind by Orson Welles, this 1979 documentary dives into the production of Othello and includes an extended conversation between Welles and actors Micheál MacLiammóir and Hilton Edwards]
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc 1.
  • Othello : 1952 version
  • (93 min.)
  • (DVD)
  • Disc 2.
  • Othello : 1955 version
  • (91 min.)
  • (DVD)
  • Disc 3.
  • Bonus disc
  • (DVD)
Dimensions
4 3/4 inches.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Three-DVD special edition.
Extent
3 videodiscs (184 minutes)
Isbn
9781681433035
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515197915
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • av00308900
  • 915363
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital monoaural; 1.37:1 aspect ratio (full screen)
Terms governing use
For private home use only.
Video recording format
DVD

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