Orson Welles' magnificent screening of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy
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.
husband wife relationship
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love
murder
interracial marriage
tragic love
handkerchief
resentment
jealous husband
father daughter conflict
mistrust of wife