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Le marchand de Venise

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Original title

Year

1953

Running time

102 min.

Country

France

Director

Pierre Billon

Screenwriter

Pierre Billon, Louis Ducreux, Cesare Ludovici, Giuseppe Mangione, Corrado Sofia, Federico Zardi. Play: William Shakespeare

Cast

Music

Giovanni Fusco

Cinematography

Arturo Gallea (B&W)

Producer

Co-production France-Italy;

Elysée Films, Venturini Film

Genre

Drama

Movie Groups

Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice

Synopsis

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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Le marchand de Venise

1953

Pierre Billon