The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
Acting
Tony Curtis as Iago—blond villainy in military drag.
Production
Shakespearean monologues interrupted by automatic weapons.
Director
Max H. Boulois
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This Spanish-Italian co-production was shot back-to-back with a Zorro film using the same African locations.
Part of a bizarre 1970s-80s trend of action-Shakespeare hybrids; Orson Welles's Othello shadow looms awkwardly.
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