The Merchant of Venice

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.

Genre: Romance, Drama

Actor: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson

Production: Movision, Arclight Films, Immagine e Cinema, Avenue Pictures Productions, Delux Productions, UK Film Council, Dania Film, Film Fund Luxembourg, Istituto Luce, Navidi-Wilde Productions Ltd., LSG Productions, Spice Factory, Rough Diamond Productions