---
title: 'Shakespeare in Love (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Madden'
released: '1998-12-11'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shakespeare-in-love-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138097/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shakespeare in Love (1998)

1998 · 123 min · Drama, History, Comedy, Romance · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 romantic comedy period film directed by John Madden, and written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, and Judi Dench. The film depicts a fictional love affair involving playwright William Shakespeare (Fiennes) and Viola de Lesseps (Paltrow) during the writing of Romeo and Juliet. Several characters are based on historical figures, and many of the characters, lines, and plot devices allude to Shakespeare's plays.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Madden](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-madden-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom Stoppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-stoppard), [Marc Norman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-norman)
- **Producer:** [Marc Norman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-norman), [Edward Zwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zwick), [Donna Gigliotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/donna-gigliotti), [Harvey Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-weinstein), [David Parfitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-parfitt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen Warbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-warbeck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard Greatrex](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-greatrex)
- **Editor:** [David Gamble](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-gamble)

## Cast

- [Daniel Brocklebank](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-brocklebank) as Sam Gosse
- [Ben Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-affleck) as Edward Alleyn
- [Antony Sher](https://cinepixo.com/people/antony-sher) as Dr. Moth
- [Gwyneth Paltrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/gwyneth-paltrow) as Viola de Lesseps
- [Judi Dench](https://cinepixo.com/people/judi-dench) as Elizabeth I of England
- [Joseph Fiennes](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-fiennes) as William Shakespeare
- [John Inman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-inman) as Lady Capulet in play
- [Steven O'Donnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-o-donnell)
- [Geoffrey Rush](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-rush) as Philip Henslowe
- [Patrick Barlow](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-barlow) as William Kempe
- [Tom Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wilkinson) as Hugh Fennyman
- [Rupert Everett](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupert-everett) as Christopher Marlowe
- [Nicholas Le Prevost](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-le-prevost) as Sir Robert de Lesseps
- [Roger Frost](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-frost)
- [Martin Clunes](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-clunes) as Richard Burbage

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/shakespeare-in-love-1998
Film facts: Wikidata (Q182944); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.