The Merchant of Venice

Synopsis

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

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

Al Weaver

Stephano

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Norbert Konne

Doctor Bellario

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Marc Maes

Cush

Jean-François Wolff

German Count

Crew

Art

• Bruno Rubeo Production Design

Camera

• Benoît Delhomme Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Sammy Sheldon Costume Designer
• Ann Buchanan Makeup & Hair

Directing

• Michael Radford Director
• John Dodds First Assistant Director

Editing

• Lucia Zucchetti Editor

Production

• Cary Brokaw Producer
• Michael Cowan Producer
• Michael Hammer Executive Producer
• Robert Jones Executive Producer
• Alex Marshall Executive Producer
• Barry Navidi Producer
• Jason Piette Producer
• James Simpson Executive Producer
• Manfred Wilde Executive Producer
• Peter James Executive Producer
• Nigel Goldsack Co-Producer
• Sharon Howard-Field Casting Director

Sound

• Jocelyn Pook Original Music Composer
• Brian Simmons Sound Mixer
• Paul Davies Supervising Sound Editor

Writing

• William Shakespeare Theatre Play
• Michael Radford Screenplay

Photos