The Merchant of Venice

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Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.

Country:

Italy,

Luxembourg,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

132 minutes

Year:

2004

Director:

Michael Radford

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Company:

Movision,

Avenue Pictures,

UK Film Council,

Film Fund Luxembourg,

Delux Productions,

Immagine e Cinema,

Dania Film,

Istituto Luce Cinecittà,

Navidi-Wilde Productions Ltd.,

LSG Productions,

Rough Diamond Productions,

Spice Factory

Budget:

$30,000,000

Revenue:

$21,600,000

Cast:
Al Pacino

Shylock

Jeremy Irons

Antonio

Joseph Fiennes

Bassanio

Lynn Collins

Portia

Zuleikha Robinson

Jessica

Crew:
Michael Radford

Director

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Michael Radford

Screenplay

Cary Brokaw

Producer

Michael Cowan

Producer