The Merchant of Venice
Directed by Pierre Billon1953 1h 42mDrama
4.76.7
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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The Merchant of Venice was released on February 1, 1953.
The Merchant of Venice was directed by Pierre Billon.
The Merchant of Venice has a runtime of 1h 42m.
The Merchant of Venice was produced by Eugène Tucherer, Giorgio Venturini.
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.
The key characters in The Merchant of Venice are Shylock (Michel Simon), Portia (Andrée Debar), Antonio (Massimo Serato).
The Merchant of Venice is a Drama film.
The Merchant of Venice has an audience rating of 4.7 out of 10.