The Merchant of Venice / 1923

The film "Der Kaufmann von Venedig" ( The Jew Of Mestri ) was written, produced and directed by Peter Paul Felner in the silent year of 1923 and is a free adaptation of "Merchant of Venice" written by Herr William Shakespeare. It is an elegant and expensive German film production that was shot on location in beautiful and decadent Venice with some of the most important Teutonic actors of the time: Henny Porten, Harry Liedtke und Werner Krauss and even the mysterious Max Schreck.

Der Kaufmann von Venedig / 1969

Der Kaufmann von Venedig / 2004

Il mercante di Venezia / 20046.9177 voti

Per poter corteggiare degnamente la bella Porzia il nobile Bassanio deve chiedere un prestito ad Antonio, il mercante di Venezia. Antonio deve però a sua volta farsi prestare il denaro dall’usuraio ebreo Shylock che, come pegno per la restituzione della cifra, pone l’incredibile condizione di prelevare una libbra di carne dal corpo dell’affascinante Antonio.

The Merchant of Venice / 2001

Memorably set between the two world wars, this adaptation of Trevor Nunn's award-winning 1999 Royal National Theatre production of The Merchant of Venice features a superlative performance from Henry Goodman as Shylock.