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The Merchant of Venice

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Calorie Rating: 221
Released: 1980-12-17
Running Time: 157 Minutes
Studios: BBC, Time-Life Television Productions,


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.

Director / Directors

Jack Gold
Director


Cast

John Franklyn-Robbins
Character: Antonio
John Rhys-Davies
Character: Salerio
Alan David
Character: Solanio

John Nettles
Character: Bassanio
Richard Morant
Character: Lorenzo
Kenneth Cranham
Character: Gratiano

Gemma Jones
Character: Portia
Susan Jameson
Character: Nerissa
Daniel Mitchell
Character: Balthasar

Warren Mitchell
Character: Shylock
Marc Zuber
Character: The Prince of Morocco
Enn Reitel
Character: Launcelot Gobbo

Joe Gladwin
Character: Old Gobbo
Roger Martin
Character: Leonardo
Leslee Udwin
Character: Jessica

Peter Gale
Character: The Prince of Arragon
Richard Austin
Character: Antonio's Servant
Arnold Diamond
Character: Tubal

Douglas Wilmer
Character: The Duke of Venice
Shaun Scott
Character: Stephano
Adrian Harman
Character: Musician


Production and Crew

Marion Richards
Makeup Artist
Raymond Hughes
Costume Designer

Dennis Channon
Lighting Artist
Carl Davis
Original Music Composer