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The Merchant of Venice

2005·2h 11m·R
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
40,084 votes
Metascore
63
Metacritic

In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.

The Merchant of Venice is a 2005 drama romance movie directed by Michael Radford, starring Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 40,084 votes and runs 2h 11m.

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Director
Michael Radford
Stars
Joseph Fiennes
Jeremy Irons
Al Pacino
Lynn Collins
Details
2005-02-18
131 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom, Italy, Luxembourg
★ English, Arabic, Italian
Keywords
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