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Tragedy of Othello (The): The Moor of Venice AKA Othello (Blu-ray) (1951)
Powerful drama of uncontrolled human emotion!Director: Orson Welles
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - European Version
* The Film - US/UK Version
Audio commentary on the US/UK version by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meise
DISC TWO
"Filming Othello" 1979 documentary (83:02)
"Return to Glennascaul" 1951 short film with a 1992 introduction by Peter Bogdanovich (28:06)
"Souvenirs d'Othello" 1995 documentary by François Girard (48:46)
Interview with Simon Callow (21:55)
Interview with Welles scholar François Thomas (18:12)
Interview with Ayanna Thompson (21:12)
Interview from 2014 with scholar Joseph McBride (32:44) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Transfer from 4K restorations of the European version from a fine grain master positive and the US/UK version from the original negative.
"Souvenirs d'Othello" is in French with optional English subtitles.
All other extras are in English.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - European Version
* The Film - US/UK Version
Audio commentary on the US/UK version by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meise
DISC TWO
"Filming Othello" 1979 documentary (83:02)
"Return to Glennascaul" 1951 short film with a 1992 introduction by Peter Bogdanovich (28:06)
"Souvenirs d'Othello" 1995 documentary by François Girard (48:46)
Interview with Simon Callow (21:55)
Interview with Welles scholar François Thomas (18:12)
Interview with Ayanna Thompson (21:12)
Interview from 2014 with scholar Joseph McBride (32:44) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Transfer from 4K restorations of the European version from a fine grain master positive and the US/UK version from the original negative.
"Souvenirs d'Othello" is in French with optional English subtitles.
All other extras are in English.
Packaging mistakenly states "Return to Glennascaul" is from 1953. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film
"Perspectives on Othello" documentary (HD - 45:17)
"Return to Glennascaul" short with Orson Welles (SD, with introduction by Peter Bogdanovich - 26:35)
2014 trailer (HD - 1:34)
BD-ROM content
Disc credits (0:14)
DISC TWO (DVD)
"Shakespeare and Orson Welles" documentary (53:22) -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a 4-Disc Digi-pack housed in a cardboard slipcase containing Macbeth and Othello.
"Shakespeare and Orson Welles" is mostly in English, partly in French, with burnt-in French subtitles when English is spoken, the trailer is in English with burnt-in French subtitles, "Perspectives on Othello" and "Return to Glennascaul" are in English with optional French subtitles. -
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Extras:Poster Gallery (2:12)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - European Version
* The Film - US/UK Version
Audio commentary on the US/UK version by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich and Orson Welles scholar Myron Meise
DISC TWO
"Filming Othello" 1979 documentary (83:02)
"Return to Glennascaul" 1951 short film with a 1992 introduction by Peter Bogdanovich (28:06)
"Souvenirs d'Othello" 1995 documentary by François Girard (48:46)
Interview with Simon Callow (21:55)
Interview with Welles scholar François Thomas (18:12)
Interview with Ayanna Thompson (21:12)
Interview from 2014 with scholar Joseph McBride (32:44) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Transfer from 4K restorations of the European version from a fine grain master positive and the US/UK version from the original negative.
"Souvenirs d'Othello" is in French with optional English subtitles.
All other extras are in English.
Packaging mistakenly states "Return to Glennascaul" is from 1953. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US and UK releases have the 1952 European & 1955 US/UK versions of the film and exclusive extras. Only region differences.
The French release has the 1992 restored version with differing exclusive extras.
Note there are three versions of the film:
- 1952 European theatrical version
- 1955 US/UK theatrical version
- 1992 restored version with remixed stereo audio with rescored music, some redubbed audio, and other differences, supervised by Beatrice Welles
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Includes the 1952 European Version (93:31) and the 1955 US/UK Version (90:59).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Includes the 1952 European Version (93:31) and the 1955 US/UK Version (90:59).
- Blu-ray ALL Édition Collector France- Carlotta Films - No cuts - 1992 restored version (92:56).
- Blu-ray B Special Edition Germany- Euro Video - No cuts - 1992 restored version (92:42).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Includes the 1952 European Version (93:31) and the 1955 US/UK Version (90:59).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 07/02/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 25/01/20UPDATE LOG:
07/02/15: Initial entry.
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14/09/17: Added US.
07/10/18: Added Germany.
19/10/19: Added UK release.
25/01/20: Added notes.
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