Merchant of Venice, The
- Synopsis
- The Merchant of Venice acted by students of the University of Cambridge directed by Douglas Morse. Tom Yarrow is Shylock.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2008
- Recording date
- 2007
- Duration
- 133 mins
Credits
- Director
- Douglas Morse
- Producer
- Jess Crawford
- Cinematographer
- Douglas Morse
- Music
- Peter Newman
- Contributor
- Phyllis Rackin
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- ADC Theatre, Cambridge
- Theatre company
- Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- Renaissance Italy
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre; Student productions
Notes
- Notes
- The DVD version offers additional educational features, including a quick-access menu to important scenes and monologues and a 44-minute conversation with Shakespeare scholar Dr. Phyllis Rackin. (133 minutes + 44 minutes of bonus material).
Estimated budget £2,500. - History
- The production was staged at the ADC 8-12 May 2007.
Online Availability
Production Company
- Name
Grandfather Pictures
- moviemaker@gmail.com
- Web
- http://homepage.newschool.edu/~at2k/homemerchant.html External site opens in new window
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
- custserv.@films.com
- Web
- http://ffh.films.com/ External site opens in new window
- Fax
- +1 609 671 0266
- Address
- 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor
New York
NY 10001
USA - Notes
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences is part of the US-based Films Media Group and specialises in selling programmes aimed at the HE and FE education and training market. The collection has thousands of titles and a range of separate subject catalogues is available in pdf format at http://ffh.films.com/landing.aspx?show=Catalogs/catalog_FFH.htm. Sale on video/DVD or online viewing via the Films on Demand service.
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71946 (Accessed 03 Oct 2024)