The Merchant of Venice
1953, French. Directed by Pierre Billon.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 12 July 1953
- Original title
- Le marchand de Venise
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Corrado Sofia, Louis Ducreux, Giuseppe Mangione
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The Merchant of Venice runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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The Merchant of Venice isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 July 1953. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Merchant of Venice?
The Merchant of Venice (1953) was directed by Pierre Billon and stars Michel Simon, Andrée Debar, Massimo Serato.