William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
(DVD) 

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.

Wide screen (2.35:1) presentation

Special features: Optional audio commentary with director Michael Radford and actress Lynn Collins ; Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare through the lens (approximately 30 min.) / Shylock Trading Limited ; produced and directed by Michael Gillis ; The Teachers' Guide weblink ; Previews (approximately 11 min.).

Director of photography, Benoit Delhomme ; film editor, Lucia Zucchetti ; music, Jocelyn Pook ; production designer, Bruno Rubeo; costume designer, Sammy Sheldon.

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).

Filmed on location in Venice, The Veneto and in Luxembourg.

"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.

MPAA rating: R; for some nudity.

Canadian Home Video rating: PG.

For private home use only.

English language soundtrack with optional subtitles in French; closed-captioned in English.

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists-Silver Ribbon for Best Production Design (Bruno Rubeo), 2006

Sannio FilmFest (Italy)-Golden Capital for Best Production Design in a Foreign Language Film (Bruno Rubeo), 2005