Shakespeare in Performance: Film
The Merchant of Venice (1972, Cedric Messina)
| Title | The Merchant of Venice |
|---|---|
| Year | 1972 |
| Release Locations | GB |
| Director | Cedric Messina |
| Medium | Color video |
| Length | 2 hrs, 12 mins |
| Languages | English |
| Audience | general public |
| Play Connections | The Merchant of Venice (interpretation) |
Description
The program notes in Radio Times note that "the Venice of Titian and the Belmont of Botticelli are the visual inspiration behind . . . [this] lavish production." Subsequently this policy of designing sets and costumes by emulating the works of painters more or less contemporary with Shakespeare became virtually standard practice in the later years of the BBC Shakespeare Plays series. This production shows that the idea was already well developed in the prior work of Cedric Messina and his colleagues
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Cedric Messina |
|---|---|
| Producer | Gerald Savory |
| Composer | Anthony Rooley |
| Composer | James Tyler |
| Adaptor/Translator | Rosemary Hill |
| Costumes | Juanita Waterson |
| Lighting | Robert Wright |
| Production | Tony Abbott |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell