
The Merchant of Venice
1980 · Movie · 156 min · ★ 7.3
Antonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral, he borrows money from Shylock. But when the debt comes due, Shylock demands repayment in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh.
Based on The Merchant of Venice
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-12-17
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 156 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (7 votes)
Cast & crew

John Franklyn-Robbins
as Antonio

John Rhys-Davies
as Salerio

Alan David
as Solanio

John Nettles
as Bassanio

Richard Morant
as Lorenzo

Kenneth Cranham
as Gratiano

Gemma Jones
as Portia

Susan Jameson
as Nerissa
- DM
Daniel Mitchell
as Balthasar

Warren Mitchell
as Shylock
Directed by Jack Gold