The Merchant of VeniceStream and Watch Online

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Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Merchant of Venice' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Merchant of Venice' right now, here are some details about the BBC, Time-Life Television Productions tv movie flick.

Released , 'The Merchant of Venice' stars Alan David, John Franklyn-Robbins, John Rhys-Davies, 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 top users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? 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 Kanopy, BritBox Amazon Channel, BritBox, Britbox Apple TV Channel , and Amazon Video .