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.
Cast
Michel Simon
Shylock
Andrée Debar
Portia
Massimo Serato
Antonio
Armando Francioli
Bassanio
Giorgio Albertazzi
Lorenzo
Liliana Tellini
Jessica
Olga Solbelli
Bianca
Clara Auteri Pepe
Nerissa
Franco Balducci
Ami d'Antonio
Nerio Bernardi
Le doge
Alberto Collo
Unknown
Renato De Carmine
Unknown
Tony Di Mitri
Unknown
Franco Giacobini
Unknown
André Hildebrand
Unknown
Paola Mori
Unknown
Pamela Palma
Unknown
Marika Spada
Unknown
Carlo Sposito
Unknown
Gualtiero Tumiati
Unknown
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