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    The Merchant of Venice

    R2005 · Comedy drama · 2h 11m

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  1. The Merchant of Venice (2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  2. 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.

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    • Drama, Romance
    • Michael Radford
    • 2005-02-18
  3. 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.

  4. Al Pacino gives one of his greatest performances as Shylock in this brilliant adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play about a ruthless 16th-century moneylender. The outstanding ensemble cast...

    • Michael Radford, Robin Lough, Jonathan Munby
  5. 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 production.

  6. The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, with seemingly inevitable fatal consequences.

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  8. Aug 12, 2024 · David Bevington. The Merchant of Venice, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1596–97. In the play, a merchant named Antonio borrows money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and is unable to repay the loan.

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