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30/06/2010 The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino as Shylock, opens
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The Merchant of Venice Preview 1
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The Merchant of Venice Preview 2
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The Merchant of Venice Preview 3
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The Merchant of Venice Preview 9
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MERCHANT OF VENICE On Broadway -- Opening Night!
The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice named Antonio must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599.
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