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- Spoilers (4)
Certification
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Sex & Nudity
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- The film centers on a false accusation of adultery, but there is no actual sex or nudity.
Violence & Gore
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- Mild violence.
Profanity
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- No actual profanity of any kind.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- Iago tricks Cassio into getting very drunk. His drunkenness' then leads to a large brawl.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- The portrayal of Othello by a white man in blackface as well as his stereotypical imitation of a black man may be offensive to people, though it has to be understood in its historical context.
- After becoming convinced of Desdemona's infidelity, Othello often yells and rants about the situation.
Spoilers
Violence & Gore
- Othello smothers Desdemona with a pillow while she pleads her innocence.
- Iago stabs and kills his wife after revealing his wicked plot. Othello then stabs (but does not succeed in killing) Iago.
- Othello commits suicide by stabbing himself in the neck
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- In the last scene, Othello smothers Desdemona with a pillow while she pleads her innocence. Iago then stabs and kills his wife when she reveals everything she knows., including his diabolical plot to make Desdemona appear unfaithful. After discovering Iago's plots, Othello stabs but does not kill Iago. Finally, while holding Desdemona's deceased body, Othello stabs himself in the neck and dies.
