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The Merchant of Venice (2004)

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Audience Score
68
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R 2 hr 12 minDec 29th, 2004Romance, Drama
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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.
StarringAl PacinoJeremy IronsJoseph Fiennes
DirectorMichael Radford

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 29th, 2004
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 10th, 2005 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$30,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$21,600,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Michael Hammer, Robert Jones, Alex Marshall, James Simpson, Manfred Wilde, Peter James
Production Companies:Movision, Avenue Pictures, UK Film Council, Film Fund Luxembourg, Delux Productions, Immagine e Cinema, Dania Film, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Navidi-Wilde Productions Ltd., LSG Productions, Rough Diamond Productions, Spice Factory
Movie Tags:
racism16th centuryvenice, italyloansuitorjewish ghettomerchantmoneylender