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The Merchant of Venice

Directed by Pierre Billon
1953    1h 42m
5.4
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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Cast of The Merchant of Venice
  • Michel SimonShylock
  • Andrée DebarPortia
  • Massimo SeratoAntonio
  • Armando FrancioliBassanio
  • Giorgio AlbertazziLorenzo
  • Liliana TelliniJessica
  • Olga SolbelliBianca
  • Clara Auteri PepeNerissa
  • Franco BalducciAmi d'Antonio
  • Nerio BernardiLe doge
  • Alberto Collo
  • Renato De Carmine
  • Tony Di Mitri
  • Franco Giacobini
  • André Hildebrand
  • Paola Mori
  • Pamela Palma
  • Marika Spada
  • Carlo Sposito
  • Gualtiero Tumiati

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