Merchant of Venice, The (2005)

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An adaptation of Shakespeare's play set in 16th century Venice. Shylock (Al Pacino), a Jew, has grown wealthy by loaning money with interest. Antonio (Jeremy Irons) is a Christian merchant who undermines Shylock by offering interest-free loans. Antonio's best friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) needs money to court the lovely heiress Portia (Lynn Collins), with whom he has fallen in love. Antonio, whose money is tied up in trade ships that are away at sea, goes to Shylock to get three thousand ducats for Bassanio. Shylock agrees to lend them the money interest free, with the stipulation that if the loan is not paid back on time, he'll be entitled to a pound of Antonio's own flesh. Starring: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Mackenzie Crook, Allan Corduner English language with latvian and russian subtitles.

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Director

Michael Radford

Writers

Michael Radford

Stars

Al Pacino
Shylock

Jeremy Irons
Antonio

Joseph Fiennes
Bassanio

Lynn Collins
Portia

Zuleikha Robinson
Jessica

Kris Marshall
Gratiano

Charlie Cox
Lorenzo

Mackenzie Crook
Gobbo

Heather Goldenhersh
Nerissa

John Sessions
Salerio

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Keywords

money, salesperson, jew, ship, venice, falling in love, 16th century, shakespeare, meat, suitor, credit

Production

Movision, Arclight Films

Actor

Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson, Kris Marshall, Charlie Cox, Mackenzie Crook, Heather Goldenhersh, John Sessions, Gregor Fisher, Ron Cook, Anton Rodgers, David Harewood, Allan Corduner

Creators

Michael Radford (Director), William Shakespeare (Theatre Play), Michael Radford (Screenplay), Cary Brokaw (Producer), Michael Cowan (Producer), Michael Hammer (Executive Producer), Robert Jones (Executive Producer), Alex Marshall (Executive Producer), Barry Navidi (Producer), Jason Piette (Producer), James Simpson (Executive Producer), Manfred Wilde (Executive Producer), Jocelyn Pook (Original Music Composer), Benoît Delhomme (Director of Photography), Lucia Zucchetti (Editor), William Shakespeare (Writer)

Alternative titles

Il Mercante di Venezia (US)
A velencei kalmár (HU)
Venedik Taciri (TR)
Kjøpmannen i Venedig (NO)

Release dates

21.04.2005 (DE)
15.06.2006 (HU)
03.12.2004 (GB)
03.09.2004 (US)