Released
The Merchant of Venice
December 3 2004 (about 20 years ago)Rating
68
Based on
554 reviews
- Director: Michael Radford
- Writer: Michael Radford
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 2 h 12 m
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Box office: $21,600,000
- Countries: Italy, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
- 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
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.
