The Merchant of Venice
MovieTitle | The Merchant of Venice |
User score | 6.8 |
Release date | Dec 3, 2004 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Director | Michael Radford |
Production country | Italy, Luxembourg, United Kingdom |
Production companies | 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 |
Budget | $30,000,000 |
Revenue | $21,600,000 |
Run time | 132 min. |
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.