About the film
The Merchant of Venice
Release Date: July 12, 1953
| Year | : | 1953 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Élysée Films, Venturini Film |
| Director | : | Pierre Billon |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | William Shakespeare, Louis Ducreux, Giuseppe Mangione, Pierre Billon, Corrado Sofia, Cesare Lodovici |
| RunTime | : | 102 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Michel Simon
Character : Shylock
Andrée Debar
Character : Portia
Massimo Serato
Character : Antonio
Armando Francioli
Character : Bassanio
Giorgio Albertazzi
Character : Lorenzo
Liliana Tellini
Character : Jessica
Olga Solbelli
Character : Bianca
Clara Auteri Pepe
Character : Nerissa
Franco Balducci
Character : Ami d'Antonio
Nerio Bernardi
Character : Le doge
Alberto Collo
Character :
Renato De Carmine
Character :
Tony Di Mitri
Character :
Franco Giacobini
Character :
André Hildebrand
Character :
Paola Mori
Character :
Pamela Palma
Character :
Marika Spada
Character :
Carlo Sposito
Character :
Gualtiero Tumiati
Character :
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