SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Merchant of Venice, The

Synopsis

Feature film version of The Merchant of Venice. Michel Simon as Shylock and Andree Debar as Portia.

Language

French (Standard)

Country

France; Italy

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1952

Duration

102 mins

Credits

Director

Pierre Billon

Producer

Eugene Tucherer

Cinematographer

Arturo Gallea

Writer

William Shakespeare

Screenplay

Federico Zardi; G. Mangione; Louis Ducreux; Pierre Billon

Music

Giovanni Fusco

Production Design

C. Bartolini-Salimbeni

Costume

Maud Strudthoff

Cast

Michel Simon	Shylock
Massimo Serato	Antonio
Armando Francioli	Bassanio
Andree Debar	Portia
Giorgio Albertazzi	Lorenzo
Liliana Tellini	Jessica

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Merchant of Venice, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Filmed on location in Venice.

General

Some sources credit Olga Solbelli as playing the role of Bianca - this seems like a perpetuated error; Solbelli is likely to have played Nerissa.

Production Company

Name

Elysees Films

Name

Venturini Films

Archive

Name

Archives Francaises du Film du Centre National De La Cinematographie (CNC)

Email

AFF@cnc.fr

Web

http://www.cnc/fr External site opens in new window

Phone

+33-1 3014 8000

Address

7bis Rue A, Turpault, F-78395
Bois D’Arcy
France

Name

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia/Cineteca Nazionale/SNC

Email

scn@snc.it

Web

http://www.snc.it External site opens in new window

Phone

01-722941

Address

via Tuscolana 1524
00173 Roma
Italy