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Release Date:
December 3, 2004
Original Title:
The Merchant of Venice
Alternate Titles:
Kjøpmannen i Venedig
تاجر البندقية
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Avenue Pictures
Dania Film
Delux Productions
Film Fund Luxembourg
Immagine e Cinema
Istituto Luce Cinecittà
LSG Productions
Movision
Navidi-Wilde Productions Ltd.
Rough Diamond Productions
Spice Factory
UK Film Council
Production Countries:
Italy | Luxembourg | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12 DE: 12 GB: PG HU: 12 JP: G NL: 12 PT: M/12 US: R
Runtime: 132
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.
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Casting Director:
Sharon Howard-Field
Co-Producer:
Nigel Goldsack
Costume Designer:
Sammy Sheldon
Director:
Michael Radford
Director of Photography:
Benoît Delhomme
Editor:
Lucia Zucchetti
Executive Producer:
Michael Hammer
James Simpson
Alex Marshall
Robert Jones
Manfred Wilde
Peter James
Makeup & Hair:
Ann Buchanan
Original Music Composer:
Jocelyn Pook
Producer:
Cary Brokaw
Jason Piette
Barry Navidi
Michael Cowan
Production Design:
Bruno Rubeo
Screenplay:
Michael Radford
Sound Mixer:
Brian Simmons
Supervising Sound Editor:
Paul Davies
Theatre Play:
William Shakespeare
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