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The Merchant of Venice

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.

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Box Office

Budget: $30,000,000
Revenue: $21,600,000
ROI: -28.0%

Verdict: Flop

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Crew

Directors

> Michael Radford (Director)
> Benoît Delhomme (Director of Photography)
> Sharon Howard-Field (Casting Director)
> John Dodds (First Assistant Director)

Writers

> William Shakespeare (Theatre Play)
> Michael Radford (Screenplay)