The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice (1953)

Drama

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.

Director: Pierre Billon

Casts

	Michel Simon as Shylock
	Andrée Debar as Portia
	Massimo Serato as Antonio
	Armando Francioli as Bassanio
	Giorgio Albertazzi as Lorenzo
	Liliana Tellini as Jessica
	Olga Solbelli as Bianca
	Clara Auteri Pepe as Nerissa
	Franco Balducci as Ami d'Antonio
	Nerio Bernardi as Le doge
	Alberto Collo as
	Renato De Carmine as
	Tony Di Mitri as
	Franco Giacobini as
	André Hildebrand as
	Paola Mori as
	Pamela Palma as
	Marika Spada as
	Carlo Sposito as
	Gualtiero Tumiati as

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