Reissue of the version released by Time-Life Video in 1980; originally broadcast by the BBC in 1980. VHS format. John Franklin-Robbins (Antonio), John Nettles (Bassanio), Kenneth Graham (Gratiano), Gemma Jones (Portia), Susan Jameson (Nerissa), Warren Mitchell (Shylock), Leslie Udwin (Jessica), Douglas Wilmer (Duke of Venice).
Summary:
To finance Bassanio's voyage to Belmont to win the hand of Portia, Antonio borrows money from the Jew Shylock with a pound of his own flesh as collateral. The ships sink and Shylock demands his pound of flesh. Portia disguises herself as a lawyer and wins the case by specifying that Shylock cannot take one drop of Antonio's blood.
Series:
The Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare
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