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| December 29th, 2004
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Michael Radford |
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Michael Radford |
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Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Allan Corduner, Charlie Cox, Mackenzie Crook, Gregor Fisher, Radica Jovicic, Kris Marshall, Julian Nest, Zuleikha Robinson, Tony Schiena, John Sessions |
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Sony Pictures Classics |
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Comedy, Drama |
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sonypictures.com/classics/merchantofvenice |
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R some nudity |
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2 hours 07 minutes |
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$3,752,725 |
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In Venice, young Bassanio needs a loan of 3,000 ducats so he can properly woo a wealthy heiress of Venice named Portia. To get the necessary funds, Bassanio approaches his friend Antonio, a merchant. Antonio's money, unfortunately, is invested in merchant ships that are presently at sea; however, to help Bassanio, Antonio arranges for a short-term loan of the money from Shylock, a Jewish usurer. Shylock has a deep-seated hatred for Antonio because of the insulting treatment that Antonio has shown him in the past. When pressed, Shylock strikes a frightening bargain in wicked humor: the 3,000 ducats must be repaid in three months, or Shylock will exact a pound of flesh from Antonio. The merchant agrees to this, confident in the return of his ships before the appointed date of repayment...
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