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The Merchant of Venice

Director(s):	Michael Radford
Producer(s):	Delux Productions, Avenue Pictures, Navidi Wilde Productions, Spice Factory
Year:	2004
Form:	FICTION - Feature film
Genre:	Drama
Original version:	English
Running time:	90 min.

Synopsis

In Venice, young Bassanio needs a loan of 3000 ducats so that he can properly woo a wealthy heiress of Venice named Portia. To get the necessary funds, Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a merchant. Antonio's money, unfortunately, is invested in merchant ships that are presently at sea however, to help Bassanio, Antonio arranges for a short-term loan of the money from Shylock, a Jewish usurer. Shylock has a deep-seated hatred for Antonio because of the insulting treatment that Antonio has shown him in the past. When pressed, Shylock strikes a frightening bargain in wicked humor: the 3000 ducats must be repaid in three months, or Shylock will exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. The merchant agrees to this, confident in the return of his ships before the appointed date of repayment.

Casting

Joseph Fiennes
Jeremy Irons
Al Pacino
Lynn Collins
Kris Marshall
Heather Goldenhersh
John Sessions

Crew

Main Luxembourg crew:
Jean-Claude Schlim
Bruno Rubeo
Beoit Delhomme
JP Roqueplo
Valérie Schiel
JF Wolff
Peter Riemens
Tom Leick
Jules Werner
Chris Bearne

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