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The Merchant of Venice
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him.
Where to watch The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is streaming in the US on Britbox and Kanopy.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
Cast
- John Franklyn-Robbins as Antonio
- John Rhys-Davies as Salerio
- Alan David as Solanio
- John Nettles as Bassanio
- Richard Morant as Lorenzo
- Kenneth Cranham as Gratiano
- Gemma Jones as Portia
- Susan Jameson as Nerissa
- Daniel Mitchell as Balthasar
- Warren Mitchell as Shylock
- Marc Zuber as The Prince of Morocco
- Enn Reitel as Launcelot Gobbo
Details
- Director
- Jack Gold
- Released
- December 17, 1980
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Genres
- Comedy, TV Movie, Romance, Drama
- Studio
- BBC and Time-Life Television Productions
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.3 / 10 from 7 votes
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