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The Merchant of Venice
(1922) England
B&W : Short film
Directed by Challis Sanderson

Cast: Sybil Thorndike [Portia], Ivan Berlyn [Shylock], R. McLeod [Bassiano]

Master Films production; distributed by British Exhibitors’ Films. / Scenario by Frank Miller, from the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. Cinematography by T.R. Thumwood. / Released June 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The sixth film in the “Tense Moments from Great Plays” series. The play was previously filmed as The Merchant of Venice (1916). The play was subsequently filmed as Der Kaufmann von Venedig (1923).

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Authors: William Shakespeare (1564?-1616)

Listing updated: 7 December 2024.

References: Website-IMDb.