The Merchant of Venice
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
Writer
Corrado Sofia, Louis Ducreux, Giuseppe Mangione, Pierre Billon
Cast
Michel Simon
Shylock
Andrée Debar
Portia
Massimo Serato
Antonio
Armando Francioli
Bassanio
Giorgio Albertazzi
Lorenzo
Olga Solbelli
Bianca
Clara Auteri Pepe
Nerissa
Franco Balducci
Ami d'Antonio
Nerio Bernardi
Le doge
