Orson Welles' Othello
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Orson Welles' Othello is a 1951 black-and-white film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by and starring Orson Welles, renowned for its innovative cinematography and turbulent, years-long production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orson Welles' Othello canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10856291 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orson Welles' Othello Context triple: [Micheál Mac Liammóir, appearedInFilm, Orson Welles' Othello]
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Othello (1965 film)
Othello (1965 film) is a British cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for Laurence Olivier’s controversial blackface portrayal of the Moorish general.
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B.
Othello (1995 film)
Othello (1995 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Oliver Parker and noted for Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed performance as Iago opposite Laurence Fishburne’s Othello.
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C.
Othello: A Play in Black and White
Othello: A Play in Black and White is a critically acclaimed Indian stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello that explores race, identity, and power through a contemporary, socially charged lens.
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D.
Otello (1986 film)
Otello (1986 film) is a 1986 opera film adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello," directed by Franco Zeffirelli and noted for its lavish production and faithful rendering of the original score.
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E.
Marcel Camus’s film Black Orpheus
Marcel Camus’s film *Black Orpheus* is a celebrated 1959 Brazilian-set retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, renowned for its vibrant Carnival backdrop, bossa nova soundtrack, and Academy Award–winning international acclaim.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orson Welles' Othello Target entity description: Orson Welles' Othello is a 1951 black-and-white film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by and starring Orson Welles, renowned for its innovative cinematography and turbulent, years-long production.
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A.
Othello (1965 film)
Othello (1965 film) is a British cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, renowned for Laurence Olivier’s controversial blackface portrayal of the Moorish general.
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B.
Othello (1995 film)
Othello (1995 film) is a cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Oliver Parker and noted for Kenneth Branagh’s acclaimed performance as Iago opposite Laurence Fishburne’s Othello.
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C.
Othello: A Play in Black and White
Othello: A Play in Black and White is a critically acclaimed Indian stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello that explores race, identity, and power through a contemporary, socially charged lens.
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D.
Otello (1986 film)
Otello (1986 film) is a 1986 opera film adaptation of Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello," directed by Franco Zeffirelli and noted for its lavish production and faithful rendering of the original score.
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E.
Marcel Camus’s film Black Orpheus
Marcel Camus’s film *Black Orpheus* is a celebrated 1959 Brazilian-set retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, renowned for its vibrant Carnival backdrop, bossa nova soundtrack, and Academy Award–winning international acclaim.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | feature film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Othello by William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedByMicheálMacLiammóir | Iago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedByOrsonWelles | Othello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBySuzanneCloutier | Desdemona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Anchise Brizzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
G. R. Aldo NERFINISHED ⓘ George Fanto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jean Sacha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-World War II cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Morocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
tragedy film ⓘ |
| hasRestoredVersion | yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative cinematography
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unconventional editing ⓘ use of striking locations ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| producer | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCharacteristics |
financed partly by Orson Welles’ acting jobs
ⓘ
intermittent shooting schedule ⓘ |
| productionDuration | approximately three years ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| restorationCharacteristics | new soundtrack and music mix ⓘ |
| restorationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | approximately 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Micheál MacLiammóir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Coote NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzanne Cloutier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
betrayal
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jealousy ⓘ racial otherness ⓘ |
| title | Othello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonAward | Grand Prix du Festival International du Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Orson Welles' Othello Description of subject: Orson Welles' Othello is a 1951 black-and-white film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by and starring Orson Welles, renowned for its innovative cinematography and turbulent, years-long production.
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