The Merchant of Venice

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.

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  Michael Radford
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  John Dodds

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  Al Pacino
  Shylock
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  Jeremy Irons
  Antonio
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  Joseph Fiennes
  Bassanio
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  Lynn Collins
  Portia
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  Zuleikha Robinson
  Jessica
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  Kris Marshall
  Gratiano
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  Charlie Cox
  Lorenzo
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  Heather Goldenhersh
  Nerissa
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  Mackenzie Crook
  Lancelot Gobbo
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  John Sessions
  Salerio
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  Gregor Fisher
  Solanio
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  Ron Cook
  Old Gobbo
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  Allan Corduner
  Tubal
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  Anton Rodgers
  The Duke
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  David Harewood
  Prince of Morocco
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  Antonio Gil
  Aragon
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  Al Weaver
  Stephano
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  Norbert Konne
  Doctor Bellario
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  Marc Maes
  Cush
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  Jean-François Wolff
  German Count