The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of VeniceMovie

(1980)
HD ★ 7.3 Duration: 2h 37mTMDB: 7.3 ENUnited Kingdom

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: Jack Gold
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About The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice is a 1980 comedy, tv movie, romance movie directed by Jack Gold.

The production information lists a runtime of 2h 37m, production credits from United Kingdom, an original language code of EN.

The credited cast includes John Franklyn-Robbins, John Rhys-Davies, Alan David, John Nettles. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.

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