Merchant of Venice, The
- Synopsis
- Extracts from a promotional film which Welles made to attract financial backers for what was to be originally a short television adaptation. Filmed on location in Venice, Welles as Shylock (in costume) speaks lines from II v (Irina Maleeva as Jessica)and from I iii (Charles Gray as Antonio). The masquers are dressed as participants in the Venice Carnival. F FOR FAKE also includes Welles re-recording of speeches after the footage was believed lost. From the Arizonian desert Welles speaks in close-up to camera (wearing a trench coat) Shylock’s lines from (I iii) ‘you call me cut throat’ and part of his soliloquy `...I am a Jew ' (IV iii).
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 1 Jan 1969
- Duration
- 2 mins
Credits
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Cinematographer
- Giorgio Tonti; Ivica Rajkovic; Tomislav Pinter
- Cast
Orson Welles Shylock Charles Gray Antonio Irina Maleeva Jessica
Additional Details
- Production type
- Advertising/Trailers/Promos
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The footage is included in F FOR FAKE, Welles’ homage to forgery and illusion, available on DVD (Region 1) from amazon.co.uk. A forty minute version is held by the Munich Filmmuseum. A video clip of Welles delivering Shylock’s speech (III, i, 45-67 can be accessed at www.canadianshakespeares.ca
- General
- It is believed that although filming, editing ,scoring and mixing were completed, some of the negatives were stolen.
Archive
- Name
Munich Filmmuseum
- filmmuseum@muenchen.de
- Web
- http://www.filmmuseum-muenchen.de External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 49-89 233 223 48
- Fax
- 49-89 233 239 31
- Address
- St Jakobs-Platz 1
D-80331
Munich
Germany
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.amazon.co.uk External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36991 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)