William Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice
(DVD)

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Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Classics : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2005.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
043396109100

Notes

General Note
DVD-ROM drive required to access the Teacher's Guide weblink.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Benoit Delhomme ; film editor, Lucia Zucchetti ; music, Jocelyn Pook ; production designer, Bruno Rubeo; costume designer, Sammy Sheldon.
Participants/Performers
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).
Description
"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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: rated R; for some nudity.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo; widescreen presentation aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Language
In English with optional subtitles in French; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Radford, M., Brokaw, C., Navidi, B., Piette, J., Cowan, M., Pacino, A., Irons, J., Fiennes, J., Collins, L., & Robinson, Z. (2005). William Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice . Sony Pictures Classics : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Radford et al.. 2005. William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Sony Pictures Classics : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Radford et al.. William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Sony Pictures Classics : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Radford, Michael, et al. William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Sony Pictures Classics : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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