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The merchant of Venice
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- Summary
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Blending tragedy and comedy, this play presents contrasts and ambiguities, the complexities of which lie in the character Shylock, its captivating villain. Is he a villain, a buffoon, or tragic hero?
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- Creator
- by William Shakespeare ; a BBC Television production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Jonathan Miller ; director, Jack Gold
- Included Title
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- BBC TV Shakespeare (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Ambrose Video Pub., [2000 or 2001]
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- OCLC
- ocm45687576
- Credits
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- John Franklyn-Robbins (Antonio), John Rhys-Davies (Salerio), Alan David (Solanio), John Nettles (Bassanio), Richard Morant (Lorenzo), Kenneth Cranham (Gratiano), Gemma Jones (Portia), Susan Jameson (Nerissa), Daniel Mitchell (Balthasar), Warren Mitchell (Shylock), Marc Zuber (Prince of Morocco), Enn Reitel (Launcelot Gobbo), Joe Gladwin (Old Gobbo), Roger Martin (Leonardo), Leslee Udwin (Jessica), Peter Gale (The Prince of Arragon), Richard Austin (Antonio's Servant), Arnold Diamond (Tubal), Douglas Wilmer (The Duke of Venice), Shaun Scott (Stephano), Adrian Harman (Musician)
- Senior cameraman, Geoffrey Feld ; incidental music composed by Carl Davis ; video tape editor, Malcolm Banthorpe
- Originally broadcast on the BBC series The Shakespeare plays in 1980.
- DVD includes the complete script in Microsoft Word document format.
- Digitally remastered ; picture & sound enhanced ; word for word as written by William Shakespeare.
- Taped May 15-21, 1980 at the BBC Television studios in London.
- DVD.
- System requirements for script: PC or Mac with Microsoft Word, DVD-ROM drive.