The Merchant of Venice (2004) [R]

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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