The Merchant of Venice poster

Movie · 1973

The Merchant of Venice

Released 7 October 1973 More from 1973 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Anthony Nicholls
as Antonio
70
Joan Plowright
as Portia
43
Benjamin Whitrow
as Duke of Venice
36
Stephen Greif
as Prince of Morocco
29
Denis Lawson
as Launcelot Gobbo
26
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
44years between the oldest and youngest billed
70Anthony Nicholls — oldest on the call sheet
26Denis Lawson — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast
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