
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.

John Franklyn-Robbins
Antonio

John Rhys-Davies
Salerio

Alan David
Solanio

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December 17, 1980
2h 37m
7.3
Jack Gold
N/A
7


BBC
GB
Time-Life Television Productions
US

John Nettles
Bassanio

Richard Morant
Lorenzo

Kenneth Cranham
Gratiano

Gemma Jones
Portia

Susan Jameson
Nerissa

Daniel Mitchell
Balthasar

Warren Mitchell
Shylock
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