The Merchant of Venice
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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Cast
26 people
Al Pacino
Shylock
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Scarface
Jeremy Irons
Antonio
Known for
The Lion King
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Joseph Fiennes
Bassanio
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
Shakespeare in Love
Lynn Collins
Portia
Known for
John Carter
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Zuleikha Robinson
Jessica
Known for
Lost
Rome
Kris Marshall
Gratiano
Known for
Sanditon
A Few Best Men
Charlie Cox
Lorenzo
Known for
Marvel's Daredevil
Stardust
Heather Goldenhersh
Nerissa
Known for
The Alienist
Hail, Caesar!
Mackenzie Crook
Lancelot Gobbo
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The Office
John Sessions
Salerio
Known for
Sherlock
Loving Vincent
Gregor Fisher
Solanio
Known for
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Love Actually
Ron Cook
Old Gobbo
Known for
Chernobyl
The Odyssey
Michael Radford Director · William Shakespeare Author Jocelyn Pook Composer
Worldwide gross $22M · Budget $30M · United States release December 29, 2004
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Movision
Production
Avenue Pictures
Production
UK Film Council
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Film Fund Luxembourg
Production
Delux Productions
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Immagine e Cinema
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Dania Film
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Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Production
Navidi-Wilde Productions Ltd.
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LSG Productions
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Rough Diamond Productions
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Spice Factory
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Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Arclight Films
Production
Italy · Luxembourg · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · September 3, 2004
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · December 29, 2004
Theatrical
Austria
April 22, 2005 · Digital
Denmark
December 3, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Finland
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
France
March 23, 2006 · Physical
Germany
April 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 15, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
September 4, 2004 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan
October 29, 2005 · Digital
Netherlands
January 5, 2006 · Theatrical
September 30, 2008 · Physical · Blu ray
September 11, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
February 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Romania
September 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
September 23, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
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