William Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice [videorecording] / Sony Pictures Classics ; Movision Entertainment & Arclight Films present ; in association with UK Film Council ; Film Fund Luxembourg ; Delux Productions S.A. ; Immagine Cinema / Dania Film ; Istituto Luce ; a Cary Brokaw /Avenue Pictures ; Navidi-Wilde Productions ; Jason Piette- Michael Cowan / Spice Factory production ; a Michael Radford film ; executive producers, Manfred Wilde, Michael Hammer, Peter James, James Simpson. Alex Marshall, Robert Jones ; produced by Cary Brokaw, Barry Navidi, Jason Piette, Michael Lionello Cowan ; directed by Michael Radford ; screenplay by Michael Radford.
DVD-ROM drive required to access the Teacher's Guide weblink. 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 (Lancelot 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). Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
Contents:
Special features: Optional audio commentary with director Michael Radford and actress Lynn Collins ; The merchant of Venice: Shakespeare through the lens (30 min.); The Teachers' Guide weblink ; Previews (10 min.).
Summary:
"Antonio, a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock, a wealthy moneylender, for a loan to help his young friend Bassanio woo the fair Portia. 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 him but soon learns that those to whom evil is done, do evil in return." - Container.
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