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 Othello
Micheál Mac Liammóir Iago
Robert Coote Roderigo
Suzanne Cloutier Desdemona
Hilton Edwards Brabantio
Nicholas Bruce Lodovico
Michael Laurence Michael Cassio
Fay Compton Emilia
Doris Dowling Bianca
Joan Fontaine Page
Joseph Cotten Senator (uncredited)
Robert Rietti Lodovico (voice)
Gudrun Ure Desdemona (voice)