The Merchant of Venice

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 12, 1953

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France, Italy

Production

Venturini Film,Élysée Films

Cast

Andrée Debar,Olga Solbelli,Franco Giacobini,Paola Mori,Franco Balducci,Nerio Bernardi,André Hildebrand,Marika Spada,Liliana Tellini,Gualtiero Tumiatiand 10 more

Director

Pierre Billon

Writer

Corrado Sofia,Louis Ducreux,Giuseppe Mangione,William Shakespeare,Pierre Billon,Cesare Lodovici

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0044885