The Merchant of Venice (1953 film)

The Merchant of Venice

Directed by	Pierre Billon
Music by	Giovanni Fusco
Cinematography	Arturo Gallea
Release dates	1953 (1953)
Language	French

The Merchant of Venice (French: Le marchand de Venise, Italian: Il mercante di Venezia) is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Pierre Billon. It is loosely based on the William Shakespeare's drama with the same name.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Michel Simon as Shylock
Andrée Debar as Portia
Massimo Serato as Antonio
Armando Francioli as Bassanio
Giorgio Albertazzi as Lorenzo
Liliana Tellini as Jessica
Olga Solbelli as Bianca
Clara Auteri Pepe as Nerissa
Franco Balducci as Antonio's Friend
Nerio Bernardi as Doge
Gualtiero Tumiati as Dr. Bellario

References

↑ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
↑ Jesús Angulo, José Enrique Monterde. Cine francés 1945-1959: de la posguerra a la Nouvelle Vague. Donostia Kultura, 2005. ISBN 1557284539.

External links

The Merchant of Venice at the Internet Movie Database

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