The Merchant of Venice Streaming - Where to Watch Online

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Merchant of Venice' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Merchant of Venice' right now, here are some finer points about the BBC, Time-Life Television Productions drama flick.

The Merchant of Venice starring John Franklyn-Robbins, John Rhys-Davies, Alan David, John Nettles has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 37 min, and a scheduled release date of .

It received a user score of 70/100 on TMDb, which put together reviews from 5 experienced users.

Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: "A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him." .