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The Merchant of Venice (1961)

The Merchant of Venice poster
Directed by
Alan Burke
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a TV adaptation of Shakespeare's play about a merchant in Venice who borrows money from a Jewish moneylender. The story involves a bond, a trial, and multiple romantic plots.

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What happens

The Merchant of Venice is a 1961 Australian television adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare that aired on 13 September 1961 in Sydney, and on 25 October 1961 in Melbourne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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