The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

1980
2h 37m
7.0

7.0/10

6 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy TV Movie Romance Drama
Overview

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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC Time-Life Television Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 17, 1980
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0081152

Cast

John Franklyn-Robbins
John Franklyn-Robbins

Antonio

John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies

Salerio

Alan David
Alan David

Solanio

John Nettles
John Nettles

Bassanio

Richard Morant
Richard Morant

Lorenzo

Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham

Gratiano

Gemma Jones
Gemma Jones

Portia

Susan Jameson
Susan Jameson

Nerissa

Daniel Mitchell
Daniel Mitchell

Balthasar

Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell

Shylock

Marc Zuber
Marc Zuber

The Prince of Morocco

Enn Reitel
Enn Reitel

Launcelot Gobbo

Key Crew

Jack Gold
Director