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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.
- $30 million
- Cary Brokaw, Michael Cowan, Jason Piette, Barry Navidi, Luciano Martino
Feb 18, 2005 · 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.
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- Drama, Romance
- Michael Radford
- 2005-02-18
Dec 29, 2004 · 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 money -- a critical resource ...
- (799)
- Michael Radford
- R
- Al Pacino
Dec 3, 2004 · The Merchant of Venice. Cert PG. Peter Bradshaw. Thu 2 Dec 2004 20.52 EST. A pound of flesh, but not a drop of blood. Four hundred years on, Shakespeare's satirical nightmare on the theme of the ...
In 1596, in the liberal Venice, Bassanio asks for a large amount to his friend, the merchant Antonio, to travel to Belmont and propose the gorgeous Portia. Antonio has invested all his money in his ships and borrows from the Jewish usurer Shylock, against whose people there is a great intolerance in Venice. Shylock proposes an unusual bond: if ...
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Dec 29, 2004 · Summary Set in the lavish era of 16th century Italy, The Merchant of Venice follows the interlocking lives of a captivating assortment of Shakespearean characters in this story wrought with morality, revenge, redemption and love. (Sony Pictures Classics) Drama. Romance. Directed By: Michael Radford.
Drama. From Michael Radford, the Academy Award (r)-nominated director of Il Postino, comes the critically-acclaimed screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's controversial classic, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Antonio (Jeremy Irons), a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock (Al Pacino), a wealthymoneylender, for a loan to help his ...
