Othello - The Criterion Collection (1955) (2 Blu-ray)

Uusi Blu-ray. Kesto: 3 h 4 min. Ikäraja: 7
Tekstitykset: englanti

Orson Welles directs and stars in this classic adaptation of the Shakespearean play. General Othello (Welles) finds himself tricked into believing that his wife Desdemona (Suzanne Cloutier) is having an affair. Daughter of a Venetian aristocrat, Desdemona has become the object of another man´s desire.

The man, Iago (Micheál MacLiammóir), sets his plan in motion to destroy Othello and win Desdemona for himself. Also included is the 1955 cut of the same film

Special features:

Interviews: Interviews with biographer Simon Callow, scholar Francois Thomas, author Ayanna Thompson and scholar Joseph McBride

Commentary: Audio commentary with film-maker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meisel

Other Documentary: ´Filming ´Othello´´, ´Return to Glennascaul´, ´Souvenirs d´Othello´

Ohjaaja: Orson Welles

Näyttelijät: Orson Welles,Fay Compton,Hilton Edwards,Doris Dowling,Robert Coote,Nicholas Bruce,Michael Laurence,Suzanne Cloutier,Micheál MacLiammóir