
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.
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
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
Aragon

Al Weaver
Stephano
Norbert Konne
Doctor Bellario
Marc Maes
Cush

Jean-François Wolff
German Count
Pieter Riemens
English Baron
Stéphan Koziak
Soldier
Tom Leick
French Nobleman

Jules Werner
Franciscan Friar

Tony Schiena
Leonardo

Julian Nest
Clerk
Crew

Michael Radford
Director, Screenplay

Lucia Zucchetti
Editor

Benoît Delhomme
Director of Photography
John Dodds
First Assistant Director
Michael Hammer
Executive Producer
Alex Marshall
Executive Producer
Robert Jones
Executive Producer
James Simpson
Executive Producer
Manfred Wilde
Executive Producer

Peter James
Executive Producer
Barry Navidi
Producer

Cary Brokaw
Producer
Michael Cowan
Producer
Jason Piette
Producer
Nigel Goldsack
Co-Producer
Bruno Rubeo
Production Design
Sharon Howard-Field
Casting Director

Sammy Sheldon
Costume Designer
Ann Buchanan
Makeup & Hair
Paul Davies
Supervising Sound Editor
Brian Simmons
Sound Mixer

Jocelyn Pook
Original Music Composer

William Shakespeare
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