Learning on ScreenMerchant of Venice, The (1980)
- Alternative title
- The Shakespeare Plays
- Synopsis
- Television production of the play with Gemma Jones as Portia and Warren Mitchell as Shylock.
- Series
- BBC Television Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain; United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of production
- 1980
- Notes
- The production is commercially available on DVD as part of the BBC TV SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION box set (see separate entry).
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Measure for Measure
- Merchant of Venice, The (Sp)
Credits
- Director
- Jack Gold
- Producer
- Jonathan Miller
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Carl Davis
- Costume
- Raymond Hughes
- Art Direction
- Oliver Bayldon
- Contributor
- David Snodin
- Cast
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £12.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 155
- Year
- 2005
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £29.90 (Trumedia) £125.00 (BBC)
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 155 minutes
- Year
- 2004
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Name
Time-Life Films Inc
- Phone
- 0101 201 843 4545
- Address
- PO Box 644
NJ 07652
USA
Distributor
- Name
Simply Media
- Contact
- Laura Smith
- info@simplymedia.tv
- Web
- http://www.simplymedia.tv/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0203 542 3722
- Address
- Highlight House
57 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SJ - Notes
- Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment or DDHE
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Moviemail
- Web
- https://www.simplyhe.com/3000-moviemail External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0844 848 2000
- Address
- Simply Home Entertainment
PO Box 7741
Ringwood
BH24 9FA
UK - Notes
- As of December 2016 the Moviemail web presence is incorporated within the Simply Media website
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"Merchant of Venice, The (1980)"; "BBC Television Shakespeare"; . http://bufvc.ac.uk/dvdfind/index.php/title/13924 (Accessed 13 May 2024)
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