| The Merchant of Venice | |
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| Directed by | Walter West |
| Produced by | Walter West |
| Written by | William Shakespeare (play) |
| Starring | Matheson Lang Hutin Britton Terence O'Brien |
| Studio | Broadwest |
| Release date(s) | 1916 |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Merchant of Venice is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Matheson Lang, Hutin Britton, Ernest Caselli. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.
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The film was made by Broadwest. The company hired the complete stage cast of the play and filmed it in a studio in Walthamstow using largely natural light.[1] The film marked the screen debut of Matheson Lang who went on to become one of the leading British actors of the 1920s.
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