- Country: UK
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1973-10-07
- Director: John Sichel
- Writers: William Shakespeare
- Language: English
- Stars: Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) , Joan Plowright , Jeremy Brett (I) (1933–1995) , Michael Jayston , Anthony Nicholls (I) (1902–1977) , Anna Carteret , Louise Purnell , Malcolm Reid , Charles Kay , Benjamin Whitrow
- Runtime: 120 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 nomination total
- AKA: Il mercante di Venezia (Italy) , El mercader de Venecia (Spain) , The Merchant of Venice (United Kingdom) , The Merchant of Venice
- Plot: Antonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral, he borrows money from Shylock. But when the debt comes due, Shylock demands repayment in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh. This is a video of the 1970 National Theatre stage production with most of the same cast.
- IMDB:tt0070386
The Merchant of Venice Cast · · · ALL
John Sichel
Director
Laurence Olivier
(1907–1989)
Shylock
Joan Plowright
Portia
Jeremy Brett
(I)
(1933–1995)
Bassanio
Michael Jayston
Gratiano