The Merchant of Venice

Name: The Merchant of Venice
Director: Michael Radford
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2004-12-03
Duration: 2 h 12 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson

Directed by Michael Radford

Drama

Romance

20042h 12m6.8

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.