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The Merchant of Venice
2004· R· 2h 12m· Drama· Romance
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.
2004-12-03
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Key Crew
DirectorMichael Radford
ScreenplayMichael Radford
ProducerBarry Navidi
Director of PhotographyBenoît Delhomme
Original Music ComposerJocelyn Pook
EditorLucia Zucchetti
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Details
Released2004-12-03
Runtime2h 12m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosMovision · Avenue Pictures · UK Film Council
Budget$30M
Box office$22M
LanguagesEnglish · Italian
CountriesItaly · Luxembourg · United Kingdom
Rating6.8/10 · 617 votes
Original languageen
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