Merchant Of Venice, The
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004)
Comedy, Drama
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043396109100
IMDB   7.1
2 hr 12 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R
Lynn Collins Portia
Joseph Fiennes Bassanio
Jeremy Irons Antonio
Al Pacino Shylock
Charlie Cox Lorenzo
Mackenzie Crook Launcelot Gobbo
Heather Goldenhersh Nerissa
Kris Marshall Gratiano
Zuleikha Robinson Jessica
John Sessions Salerio
Ron Cook Old Gobbo
Allan Corduner Tubal
Anton Rodgers The Duke
David Harewood Prince of Morocco
Gregor Fisher Solanio
Director
Michael Radford
Producer Cary Brokaw
Michael Lionello Cowan
Michael Cowan
Writer Michael Radford
William Shakespeare
Cinematography Benoît Delhomme
Musician Jocelyn Pook


Antonio (Jeremy Irons), a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock (Al Pacino), a wealthy moneylender, for a loan to help his young friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes, Shakespeare in Love) woo the fair Portia (Lynn Collins, 13 Going On 30). Despite being longtime enemies, Shylock grants the request, but demands one pound of Antonio's flesh if the debt is not repaid on time. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock seeks what is legally owed to him but soon learns that those whom evil is done, do evil in return.
Edition Details
Distributor Sony Pictures
Release Date 5/10/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles French
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Commentary with Michael Radford & Lynn Collins
Behind-the-Scenes Making-Of Featurette
Web Link to Teacher's Guide (for classroom study)