The Merchant of Venice (1980)

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Country: UK
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1980-12-17
Director: Jack Gold
Writers: William Shakespeare
Language: English
Stars: John Franklyn-Robbins , John Rhys-Davies , Alan David , John Nettles , Richard Morant , Kenneth Cranham , Gemma Jones , Susan Jameson , Daniel Mitchell , Warren Mitchell
Runtime: 157 min
Awards: Won 2 BAFTA 2 wins & 2 nominations total
AKA: Il mercante di Venezia (Italy) , El mercader de Venecia (Spain) , The Merchant of Venice (Germany) , The Merchant of Venice (United Kingdom) , The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (United States of America) , The Merchant of Venice , O emporos tis Venetias (Greece) , Ο έμπορος της Βενετίας (Greece)
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.
IMDB:tt0081152