The Merchant of Venice
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Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2004-12-03
Runtime: 132 mins
Director: Michael Radford
Spoken language: English, Italiano
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original title: The Merchant of Venice
Production Companies: Movision, Avenue Pictures, UK Film Council, Film Fund Luxembourg, Delux Productions, Immagine e Cinema, Dania Film, Istituto Luce Cinecittà , Navidi-Wilde Productions Ltd., LSG Productions, Rough Diamond Productions, Spice Factory
Production Countries: Italy, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
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