The Merchant of Venice (1953)
1h 42m
Running Time
July 12, 1953Release Date
The Merchant of Venice (1953)
1h 42m
Running Time
July 12, 1953Release Date
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Plot.
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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Release DateJuly 12, 1953
Original NameLe marchand de Venise
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
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The Merchant of Venice (French: Le marchand de Venise, Italian: Il mercante di Venezia) is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Michel Simon, Andrée Debar and Massimo Serato. It is loosely based on William Shakespeare's Elizabethan play of the same name.The film's sets were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni.