Reception
Released in Europe to acclaim in 1952, the film won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, though it was largely ignored in the United States. The restoration was re-released to theaters, screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival and shown to acclaim in the United States. The film holds a 90% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus view being "this ragged take on Othello may take liberties with the source material, but Orson Welles' genius never fails to impress."
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