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Othello

1951

Orson Welles's bold adaptation of Shakespeare follows the noble Moorish general whose scheming ensign poisons his mind against his devoted wife, driving him toward ruinous suspicion. A shadow-drenched, visually daring version filmed partly on Cyprus.

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Orson Welles's canonical outsider adaptation of the Cyprus-set tragedy.

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Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Cyprus

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