Want to behold the glory that is 'The Merchant of Venice' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Jack Gold-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Merchant of Venice' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Merchant of Venice' right now, here are some finer points about the BBC, Time-Life Television Productions drama flick.
Released , 'The Merchant of Venice' stars John Franklyn-Robbins, John Rhys-Davies, Alan David, John Nettles The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 37 min, and received a user score of 70 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 5 respected users.
You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "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."
'The Merchant of Venice' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video, Britbox Apple TV Channel , and Kanopy .
