The Merchant of Venice - DVD
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- Genre: Drama
- Description: William Shakespeare's classic play The Merchant of Venice comes to life like never before in this 1973 adaptation starring two titans of stage and screen Sir Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright. Young Bassanio (Jeremy Brett) desires the lovely Portia (Plowright), but in order to win the fair lady's hand properly, he needs money. Taking a loan from the moneylender Shylock (Olivier), Bassanio names his friend Antonio (Anthony Nicholls) as guarantor.. but when the loan comes due and is unpaid, Shylock demands a particular penalty from his debtor a pound of his flesh. Now Portia and the two friends must find a way to thwart Shylock from his plans and save Antonio.
- Title: The Merchant of Venice
- Format: DVD
- MPAA Rating: NR (Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) film-rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a film's suitability for certain audiences.)
- Studio: Shout! Factory
- Release Date: 05/17/2016
- Genre: Drama
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- Product Name: The Merchant of Venice - DVD
- UPC: 826663166569
William Shakespeare's classic play The Merchant of Venice comes to life like never before in this 1973 adaptation starring two titans of stage and screen Sir Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright. Young Bassanio (Jeremy Brett) desires the lovely Portia (Plowright), but in order to win the fair lady's hand properly, he needs money. Taking a loan from the moneylender Shylock (Olivier), Bassanio names his friend Antonio (Anthony Nicholls) as guarantor.. but when the loan comes due and is unpaid, Shylock demands a particular penalty from his debtor a pound of his flesh. Now Portia and the two friends must find a way to thwart Shylock from his plans and save Antonio.
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