The Merchant of Venice(2004)

movie - first aired/released 2004-12-03 - 132 min - audience 6.8

Drama, Romance

Directed by Michael Radford

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.