The Merchant of Venice (1969)

Name: The Merchant of Venice
Genre: Drama
Released: 1969-12-01

36m

Running Time

Plot.

A short film directed by Orson Welles based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. While actually completed, it is frequently cited as an unfinished film, though better described as a partially lost film due to the loss of film negatives. A restored and reconstructed version of the film, made by using the original script and composer's notes, premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival alongside Othello as part of the pre-opening ceremonies.

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Cast & Crew.

Charles Gray

Antonio

Oja Kodar

Jonathan Lynn

Tubal

Irina Maleeva

Jessica

Mauro Bonanni

Actor

Orson Welles

Shylock / Producer / Screenplay / Director / Editor

William Shakespeare

Author

Dorian Bond

Actor

Ivica Rajković

Director of Photography

Tomislav Pinter

Director of Photography

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Original Music Composer

Giorgio Tonti

Director of Photography

Alessandro Tasca

Actor

Details.

Release Date
December 1, 1969

Status
Released

Running Time
36m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-09

Wiki.

The Merchant of Venice is a 1969 drama short film directed by Orson Welles based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. While actually completed, it is frequently cited as an unfinished film, though better described as a partially lost film due to the loss of film elements.