The Merchant of Venice

6.8

United States Of America

Drama Romance

132 min

2004

Gregor Fisher Julian Nest Tony Schiena Jules Werner Jean-François Wolff Al Weaver Antonio Gil David Harewood Anton Rodgers Allan Corduner Ron Cook Al Pacino John Sessions Mackenzie Crook Heather Goldenhersh Charlie Cox Kris Marshall Zuleikha Robinson Lynn Collins Joseph Fiennes Jeremy Irons

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.