Film

The Merchant of Venice

2004 · 2h 12m · Drama · Romance

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

72%

Metacritic

63

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.

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

Lancelot 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

Aragon

• Michael RadfordDirector · Screenplay
• Barry NavidiProducer
• Cary BrokawProducer
• Michael CowanProducer
• Jason PietteProducer
• Michael HammerExecutive Producer
• Alex MarshallExecutive Producer
• Robert JonesExecutive Producer
• James SimpsonExecutive Producer
• Manfred WildeExecutive Producer

Official Trailer

Release date

December 3, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

R

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$21,600,000

Genres

Drama, Romance

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