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Merchant of Venice (1980)

Merchant of Venice poster
Original title
The Merchant of Venice
Directed by
Jack Gold
Genre
comedy, tv movie, romance, drama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 37m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A television film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play about a merchant in Venice who borrows money from a Jewish moneylender. The story involves love, law, and prejudice in Renaissance Italy.

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What happens

Il mercante di Venezia (The Merchant of Venice) è un film per la televisione del 1980 diretto da Jack Gold. È un film drammatico britannica con John Franklyn-Robbins, John Rhys-Davies e Alan David. È basato sull'opera teatrale di William Shakespeare Il mercante di Venezia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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