The Merchant of Venice
- Summary
- 1974 Associated Television’s presentation of the National Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, set in the 19th century.
- Theatre play
- The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Sunday 10 February 1974
- Time
- 9.45pm
- Channel
- ITV
- Production company
- Associated Television (ATV, 1955-1982)
Credits
- Director
- John Sichel
- Producer
- Cecil Clarke
- Theatre Director
- Jonathan Miller
- Playwright
- William Shakespeare
- Composer
- Carl Davis
- Designer
- Tony Abbott
- Art Director
- Julia Trevelyan Oman
- Costumes
- Beatrice Dawson
- Costumes
- Keith Sproul
- Cast
Michael Tudor Barnes Solanio James Barry Salerio Jeremy Brett Bassanio Anna Carteret Nerissa Stephen Greif Prince of Morocco Alan Helm Jailer Michael Jayston Gratiano John Joyce Balthazar Charles Kay Prince of Arragon Denis Lawson Launcelot Gobbo Kenneth Mackintosh Tubal Anthony Nicholls Antonio Laurence Olivier Shylock Joan Plowright Portia Malcolm Reid Lorenzo Peter Rocca Stephano Benjamin Whitrow Duke of Venice
Additional details
- Notes
- The full cast and credits for this production (not listed in the TV Times) are taken from the BUFVC Shakespeare database.
Print sources
- Title
- BUFVC Shakespeare database: Merchant of Venice, The (Website: database)
- Reference
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/index.php/title/13923 (accessed 21 July 2015)
- Title
- TV Times, 7 February 1974 (Magazine)
- Linking notes
- illustrated article, p. 25; listing, p.
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