
The Merchant of Venice
- released:2004-12-03
- genres: Drama, Romance
- duration:132m
- casts: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson
- Country: Italy, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
- 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
overview
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.