The Merchant of Venice
Summary
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.
Michael Radford
Director
StatusReleased: 20 years ago
December 3, 2004
LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Italiano
Budget$30.0M
Revenue$21.6M
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