Al Pacino
Shylock
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The Merchant of Venice: Directed by Michael Radford. With Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins. In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
- (38K)
- Drama, Romance
- Michael Radford
- 2005-02-18
Box office. $21,417,725 [2] The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 romantic drama film based on Shakespeare 's play of the same name. It is the first full-length sound film in English of Shakespeare's play—other versions are videotaped productions which were made for television, including John Sichel 's 1973 version and Jack Gold 's 1980 BBC ...
Jan 20, 2005 · The film opens by visualizing an event referred to only in dialogue in the original: We see the merchant Antonio (Jeremy Irons) spit at Shylock on the Rialto bridge, as part of a demonstration against the Jews who are both needed and hated in Venice — needed, because without money-lenders, the city’s economy cannot function, and hated, because Christians must therefore do business with the ...
The Merchant of Venice. List. In 16th-century Venice, Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) hopes to wed Portia (Lynn Collins). But to have a chance at winning her hand in marriage, he needs to have a lot of ...
- (126)
- Michael Radford
- R
- Al Pacino
The Merchant of Venice. In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead. The price before discount is the median price for the last 90 days. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this ...
- 131 min
Synopsis. Bassanio ( Joseph Fiennes ), a young Venetian, wants to travel to Belmont to woo the wealthy heiress Portia ( Lynn Collins ). He approaches his merchant friend Antonio ( Jeremy Irons) for 3000 ducats needed to subsidize his travelling expenditures. As all of Antonio's ships and merchandise are tied at sea, Antonio approaches the ...
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