The Merchant Of Venice DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Michael Radford&s adaptation of William Shakespeare&s & The Merchant Of Venice& 16th Century Venice Young nobleman Bassanio (Fiennes) has asked his friend Antonio (Irons) to lend him money in order that he might sail to Belmont & try for the hand of the fair Portia (Collins) However Antonio&s money is all tied up in his business with his ships all away at various ports There is nothing they can do but seek out the Jewish moneylender Shylock (Pacino) Shylock is resentful towards Antonio & has a particular dislike for Christians However what Antonio is proposing is a business transaction nothing more Shylock is persuaded but not before he enacts a condition of his own If Antonio defaults on the loan then Shylock will take a pound of his flesh as payment It is a harsh bargain but Antonio is certain he will have no trouble paying him the money & so agrees Actors Al Pacino Jeremy Irons Joseph Fiennes Lynn Collins Heather Goldenhersh John Sessions Zuleikha Robinson Kris Marshall Charlie Cox Gregor Fisher Ron Cook Allan Corduner Anton Rodgers & David Harewood Director Michael Radford Certificate PGYear 2004 Languages English Duration 2 hours & 18 minutes (approx)