The Merchant of Venice (1953)
- Original title
- Le marchand de Venise
- Directed by
- Pierre Billon
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This is a film adaptation of Shakespeare's play about a merchant in Venice who borrows money from a Jewish moneylender. The story involves a risky bond, a young man trying to win a bride, and courtroom drama.
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What happens
The Merchant of Venice (French: Le Marchand de Venise, Italian: Il mercante di Venezia) is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Michel Simon, Andrée Debar and Massimo Serato. It is loosely based on William Shakespeare's Elizabethan play of the same name. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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