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Volpone

Volpone, a rich Venetian nobleman, with the assistance of his servant, Mosca, has devised a method for increasing his wealth by pretending that he is old and dying. Since he has no heirs, the plan is to encourage speculators to curry his favor by visiting him and bringing gifts in the expectation of being named in his will.

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  • "Volpone was written by Ben Jonson, it was first produced in 1606. It's a dark satire on greed and lust. The story is set in 17th century Venice. The chief characters are Volpone, a rich libertine and conman, and Mosca, his servant. They cause chaos with an audacious fraud designed to part the city's wealthiest from their fortunes."
  • "Volpone, a very wealthy man, has no wife or child to inherit his money. He pretends to be dying, tricking people into compromising themselves in order to have a chance of inheriting his fortune."
  • "Volpone, a rich Venetian nobleman, with the assistance of his servant, Mosca, has devised a method for increasing his wealth by pretending that he is old and dying. Since he has no heirs, the plan is to encourage speculators to curry his favor by visiting him and bringing gifts in the expectation of being named in his will. Includes the main play, interviews, and the complete play filmed from the point of view of a single camera master shot."
  • "Producció de la obra de Ben Jonson 'Volpone', produïda pel Greenwich Theatre."
  • "Volpone, a rich Venetian nobleman, with the assistance of his servant, Mosca, has devised a method for increasing his wealth by pretending that he is old and dying. Since he has no heirs, the plan is to encourage speculators to curry his favor by visiting him and bringing gifts in the expectation of being named in his will."
  • "Volpone, a rich Venetian nobleman, with the assistance of his servant, Mosca, has devised a method for increasing his wealth by pretending that he is old and dying. Since he has no heirs, the plan is to encourage speculators to curry his favor by visiting him and bringing gifts in the expectation of being named in his will."@en
  • "A wealthy man, Volpone has no wife nor children to leave his fortune. The prospect of such wealth invites to his house an assortment of greedy hopefuls ready to give up any ideals in the pursuit of money. Volpone's parasite Mosca, assists him in milking these pretenders as they deserve."

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  • "Filmed plays"
  • "Filmed plays"@en
  • "Performance"@en
  • "DVD-Video discs"
  • "Comedy films"
  • "Fiction films"
  • "Feature films"
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Fiction films"@en
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Drama"
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  • "Italian language films"

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  • "Volpone"
  • "Volpone"@en
  • "Il Volpone"

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