The Merchant of Venice (BBC TV Shakespeare Collection)

by Jack Gold (Director)

Other authors: Gemma Jones (Actor), Cedric Messina (Producer), Jonathan Miller (Producer), Warren Mitchell (Actor), John Rhys-Davies (Actor) — 1 more, William Shakespeare (Original play)

Series: The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (Season 3, Episode 2)

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Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice who has previously and repeatedly bailed him out.… (more)

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Il mercante di Venezia è un film per la televisione del 1980 diretto da Jack Gold. È un film drammatico britannica con John Franklyn-Robbins, John Rhys-Davies e Alan David. È basato sull'opera teatrale di William Shakespeare Il mercante di Venezia. (fonte: Wikipedia)

MemorialeSardoShoah | Jun 5, 2020 |

È basato sull'opera teatrale di William Shakespeare Il mercante di Venezia.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gold, Jack	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Jones, Gemma	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Messina, Cedric	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Miller, Jonathan	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mitchell, Warren	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Rhys-Davies, John	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Shakespeare, William	Original play	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The BBC Shakespeare Collection: Comedy by Jonathan Miller

The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare [BBC TV Shakespeare Collection] by BBC (indirect)

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The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

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1980-12-17 (UK)

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Bassanio, a young Venetian of noble rank, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia of Belmont. Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice who has previously and repeatedly bailed him out.

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