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Filming Othello (1978)

Filming Othello poster
Directed by
Orson Welles
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Orson Welles looks back at the making of his 1951 film Othello. He explains the production challenges and his creative choices.

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What happens

Filming Othello is a 1978 English-language West German documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the making of his award-winning 1951 production Othello. The film, which was produced for West German television, was the last completed feature film directed by Welles, as well as the last one to be made during his lifetime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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