---
title: 'The Merchant of Venice (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Radford'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 138
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Luxembourg'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-merchant-of-venice-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379889/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Merchant of Venice (2004)

2004 · 138 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Italy


## Synopsis

The Merchant of Venice is a 2004 romantic drama film directed by Michael Radford, based on William Shakespeare's play. It is the first full-length sound film in English of the play—other versions are videotaped productions that were made for television, including John Sichel's 1973 version and Jack Gold's 1980 BBC production.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Radford](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-radford)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Radford](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-radford)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jocelyn Pook](https://cinepixo.com/people/jocelyn-pook)
- **Producer:** [Edwige Fenech](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwige-fenech), [Michael Lionello Cowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-lionello-cowan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Benoît Delhomme](https://cinepixo.com/people/benoit-delhomme)
- **Editor:** [Lucia Zucchetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucia-zucchetti)

## Cast

- [Mackenzie Crook](https://cinepixo.com/people/mackenzie-crook) as Launcelot Gobbo
- [John Sessions](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sessions) as Salarino
- [Lynn Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynn-collins) as Portia
- [Allan Corduner](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-corduner) as Tubal
- [Al Pacino](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-pacino) as Shylock
- [Tom Leick](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-leick)
- [Charlie Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-cox) as Lorenzo
- [David Harewood](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-harewood) as Prince of Morocco
- [Jeremy Irons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-irons) as Antonio
- [Zuleikha Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/zuleikha-robinson) as Jessica
- [Gregor Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregor-fisher) as Salanio
- [Ron Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-cook) as Old Gobbo
- [Jules Werner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-werner) as Franciscan Friar
- [Heather Goldenhersh](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-goldenhersh) as Nerissa
- [Kris Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-marshall) as Gratiano

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