Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.

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