THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (1973)
Directed by John Sichel
CAST:
Laurence Olivier .... Shylock
Joan Plowright .... Portia
Jeremy Brett .... Bassanio
Michael Jayston .... Gratiano
Anthony Nicholls .... Antonio
Anna Carteret .... Nerissa
Louise Purnell .... Jessica
Malcolm Reid .... Lorenzo
Charles Kay .... Prince of Aragon
Benjamin Whitrow .... Duke of Venice
Stephen Greif .... Prince of Morocco
Kenneth MacKintosh .... Tubal
Barry James .... Salerio
Michael Tudor Barnes .... Solanio
Denis Lawson .... Launcelot Gobbo |  |
SYNOPSIS:
Written between 1596 and 1598, The Merchant of Venice is classified as both an early Shakespearean comedy (more specifically as a "Christian comedy") and as one of the Bard's problem plays; it is a work in which good triumphs over evil, but serious themes are examined and some issues remain unresolved. Read more at eNotes...
PHOTOS & MEDIA:
TRIVIA:
• The Merchant of Venice reunited Charles Kay with frequent 1960's and '70s thesbian co-stars Jeremy Brett, Joan Plowright and Laurence Oliver, whom he worked under for six years with the National Theatre Company prior to this program.
• Charles Kay previously performed in a stage production of The Merchant of Venice during his run with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960's
LINKS:
http:// SparkNotes - The Merchant of Venice
http:// BFI Online - The Merchant of Venice
http:// The Jeremy Brett Archive - The Merchant of Venice
http:// Official Laurence Oliver Site
