The Merchant of Venice
In the melting pot of Venice, trade is God. With its ships plying the globe, the city opens its arms to all - as long as they come prepared to do business and there is profit to be made. When the gold is flowing all is well - but when a contract between Bassanio and Shylock is broken, simmering racial tensions boil over. A wronged father, and despised outsider, Shylock looks to exact the ultimate price for a deal sealed in blood.
The Merchant of Venice
Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.
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Bridget Caldwell
Director
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
as
Bassanio
Ken Nwosu
as
Gratiano / Morocco
Michael Radford
Director
Joseph Fiennes
as
Bassanio
Lynn Collins
as
Portia
John Sessions
as
Salerio
Al Pacino
as
Shylock
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