Director: Michael Radford

Writer: Michael Radford

From a play by: William Shakespeare

Music by: Jocelyn Pook

Producers: Cary Brokaw; Barry Navidi; Jason Piette; Michael Lionello Cowan

Keywords: Drama, Comedy

A 16th-century Venice merchant is forced to suffer the gruesome consequences of defaulting on a loan.

ABSTRACT
Aristocratic Venice merchant Bassanio's profligate lifestyle leaves him in financial ruin, forced to seek out a loan to save himself and win the heart or ravishing socialite Portia. Bassanio is refused help by confidant Antonio, his money invested in a sailing expedition; desperate, he resorts to reviled Jewish money-changer Shylock for assistance, agreeing to a strange interest-free loan requiring the sacrifice of "a pound of flesh" if he fails to pay it back in full in three months' time. Bassanio is eventually faced with the prospect of paying his gruesome debt to Shylock just as Antonio's nautical endeavor goes south, forcing Portia's hand to save the day.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lynn Collins	Actor	16-May-1977		X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Charlie Cox	Actor	21-Dec-1982		Stardust
Mackenzie Crook	Actor	29-Sep-1971		Gareth Keenan on The Office
Joseph Fiennes	Actor	27-May-1970		Shakespeare in Love
David Harewood	Actor	8-Dec-1965		David Estes on Homeland
Jeremy Irons	Actor	19-Sep-1948		Dead Ringers
Kris Marshall	Actor	1973		The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Al Pacino	Actor	25-Apr-1940		Michael Corleone in The Godfather

CAST

Al Pacino	...   Shylock
Jeremy Irons	...   Antonio
Joseph Fiennes	...   Bassanio
Lynn Collins	...   Portia
Zuleikha Robinson	...   Jessica
Kris Marshall	...   Gratiano
Charlie Cox	...   Lorenzo
Heather Goldenhersh	...   Nerissa
Mackenzie Crook	...   Launcelot Gobbo
John Sessions	...   Salerio
Gregor Fisher	...   Solanio
Ron Cook	...   Old Gobbo
Allan Corduner	...   Tubal
Anton Rodgers	...   The Duke
David Harewood	...   Prince of Morocco
Antonio Gil-Martinez	...   Aragon
Al Weaver	...   Stephano
Norbert Konne	...   Doctor Bellario
Marc Maas	...   Cush
Jean-François Wolff	...   German Count
Pieter Riemens	...   English Baron
Stephan Koziak	...   Soldier
Tom Leick	...   French Nobleman
Jules Werner	...   Franciscan Friar
Tony Schiena	...   Leonardo
Julian Nest	...   Clerk

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