The Merchant of Venice

Storyline

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.

• Released

  2004

• Runtime

  2h 12min

• Director

  Michael Radford

• Budget

  $30,000,000

• Revenue

  $21,600,000

Genre

DramaRomance

• Status

  Released

• Language

  English

• Production

  Movision, Avenue Pictures, UK Film Council, Film Fund Luxembourg, Delux Productions, Immagine e Cinema, Dania Film, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Navidi-Wilde Productions Ltd., LSG Productions, Rough Diamond Productions, Spice Factory