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Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 period romantic comedy film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, and produced by Harvey Weinstein. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck and Judi Dench.
Shakespeare in Love: Directed by John Madden. With Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Steven O'Donnell, Tim McMullan. The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
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- Comedy, Drama, History
- John Madden
- 1999-01-08
3 days ago · Shakespeare in Love, American-British film, released in 1998, that was a lighthearted and clever imagining of how William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet came to be written and produced.
- Pat Bauer
Starring Joseph Fiennes, Ben Affleck, and Gwyneth Paltrow, ‘Shakespeare in Love’ showcases a young Will Shakespeare as the up and coming playwright of the ti...
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- Miramax
A young Will Shakespeare has his creative spark--and his heart--set ablaze by lovely Gwyneth Paltrow in this Best Picture Oscar(R) winner.
When Viola is summoned to the court of Queen Elizabeth I (Judi Dench), Shakespeare dons a woman's disguise to accompany her as her cousin. At court, he persuades Wessex to bet £50 that a play cannot capture the nature of true love. If Romeo and Juliet is a success, Shakespeare as playwright will win the money.