When a secret marriage is planned between Othello, a Moorish general, and Desdemona, the daughter of Senator Brabantio, her old suitor Roderigo takes it hard. He allies himself with Iago, who has his own grudge against Othello, and the two conspire to bring Othello down. When their first plan, to have him accused of witchcraft, fails, they plant evidence intended to make him believe Desdemona is unfaithful.
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)
