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The Merchant of Venice

2004 • 2h12m Drama, Romance

Rating

6.8/10

Popularity

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.

Details

Director

Michael Radford

Screenplay

Michael Radford

Cast

Al Pacino

Jeremy Irons

Joseph Fiennes

Release date

12/3/2004

Status

Released

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$21,600,000

Origin country

US

GB

Vote count

604