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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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  • Director:
    Michael Radford, Michael Radford,
  • Writer:
    Michael Radford, William Shakespeare,
  • Producer:
    Michael Lionello Cowan, Jason Piette, Cary Brokaw, Michael Cowan, Barry Navidi,
  • Cinematographer:
    Benoît Delhomme,
  • Editor:
    Lucia Zucchetti,
  • Executive Producer:
    Peter James, Alex Marshall, Manfred Wilde, James Simpson, Peter James, Peter James, Michael Hammer, Robert Jones,
  • Cast:
    Zuleikha Robinson, Lynn Collins, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes,
  • Co-Producer:
    Nigel Goldsack,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Paul Davies,
  • Production Design:
    Bruno Rubeo,
  • Costume Designer:
    Sammy Sheldon,
  • Casting Director:
    Sharon Howard-Field,
  • Theatre Play:
    William Shakespeare,
  • Screenplay:
    Michael Radford,
  • Makeup & Hair:
    Ann Buchanan,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Brian Simmons,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Jocelyn Pook,

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