About
A rich merchant Antonio is depressed for no good reason until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how hes in love with Portia Portias 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 moneylender But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonios insults and makes unusual terms to the loan And when Antonios business fails those terms threaten his life and its up to Bassanio and Portia to save him
Director
Studio
Élysée Films Venturini Film
Original Title
Le marchand de Venise
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →M
Michel Simon
Shylock
A
Andrée Debar
Portia
M
Massimo Serato
Antonio
A
Armando Francioli
Bassanio
G
Giorgio Albertazzi
Lorenzo
L
Liliana Tellini
Jessica
O
Olga Solbelli
Bianca
C
Clara Auteri Pepe
Nerissa
F
Franco Balducci
Ami d'Antonio
N
Nerio Bernardi
Le doge
A
Alberto Collo
R
Renato De Carmine
T
Tony Di Mitri
F
Franco Giacobini
A
André Hildebrand
P
Paola Mori
P
Pamela Palma
M
Marika Spada
C
Carlo Sposito
G
Gualtiero Tumiati