The Merchant of Venice
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- Drama
- Romance
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.
Keywords
- racism
- italy
- venice
- loan
- suitor
- 16th century
- moneylender
- jewish ghetto
- merchant
- venice, italy
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 3, 2004
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- english, italian
- Countries
- Italy, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
- Production
- UK Film Council,Delux Productions,Avenue Pictures,Film Fund Luxembourg,LSG Productions,Movision,Immagine e Cinema,Dania Film,Istituto Luce Cinecittà,Navidi-Wilde Productions Ltd.,Rough Diamond Productions,Spice Factory,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
- IMDb
- tt0379889