Watch The Merchant of Venice (1980) Online

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. Read More

Watch The Merchant of Venice online. Featuring Alan David and John Franklyn-Robbins, The Merchant of Venice is classified as Comedy and TV Movie genre movie with an average rating across the web of 7. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in United Kingdom and was released on 1980. The Merchant of Venice was directed by Jack Gold. Read Less