The Merchant of Venice
Columbia TriStar (2004)
Comedy, Drama
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043396109100
IMDB   7.0
138 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R (Restricted)
Al Pacino Shylock
Jeremy Irons Antonio
Joseph Fiennes Bassanio
Lynn Collins Portia
Zuleikha Robinson Jessica
Kris Marshall Gratiano
Charlie Cox Lorenzo
Heather Goldenhersh Nerissa
Mackenzie Crook Launcelot Gobbo
John Sessions Salerio
Gregor Fisher Solanio
Ron Cook Old Gobbo
Allan Corduner Tubal
Anton Rodgers The Duke
David Harewood Prince of Morocco
Antonio Gil-Martinez Aragon
Al Weaver Stephano
Norbert Konne Doctor Bellario
Marc Maes Cush
Jean-François Wolff German Count
Director
Michael Radford
Producer Cary Brokaw
Michael Cowan
Robert Jones
Julia Verdin
Writer Michael Radford
William Shakespeare
Cinematography Benoît Delhomme
Musician Jocelyn Pook


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.
Edition Details
Distributor Sony Pictures
Release Date 5/10/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned); French
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Features
Commentary with Michael Radford & Lynn Collins Behind-the-Scenes Making-Of Featurette Web Link to Teacher's Guide (for classroom study)