Directed by Michael Radford Written by William Shakespeare   Michael Radford   Cast 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 ... Launcelot 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 ... Aragon (as Antonio Gil-Martinez) Al Weaver ... Stephano Norbert Konne ... Doctor Bellario Marc Maes ... Cush (as Marc Maas) Jean-François Wolff ... German Count Pieter Riemens ... English Baron Stéphan Koziak ... Soldier Tom Leick ... French Nobleman Jules Werner ... Franciscan Friar Tony Schiena ... Leonardo Julian Nest ... Clerk Uncredited Cast Stéphane Fragili ... Venetian Nobleman Paul Rockenbrod ... Venetian Nobleman Denis Simonetta ... Venetian Judge Produced by Robert Baruch Almagià   Andreas Bajohra   Bob Bellion   Cary Brokaw   Michael Cowan   Jimmy de Brabant   Fabio De Carli   Edwige Fenech   Luciano Silighini Garagnani   Nigel Goldsack   Gary Hamilton   Michael Hammer   Andrea Iervolino   Peter James   Robert Jones   Diego Loreggian   Pete Maggi   Alex Marshall   Luciano Martino   Irene Masiello   Barry Navidi   Jason Piette   Bob Portal   Jean-Claude Schlim   James Simpson   Julia Verdin   Clive Waldron   Paul Ward   Manfred Wilde   Original Music by Jocelyn Pook

Additional Info Premiere: September 03, 2004 DVD Release: May 10, 2005 Countries: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Alternate Titles Il Mercante Di Venezia William Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice Production Companies Movision (presents) (as Movision Entertainment) Avenue Pictures (as Cary Brokaw/Avenue Pictures) UK Film Council (in association with) Film Fund Luxembourg Delux Productions Immagine e Cinema Dania Film Istituto Luce Navidi-Wilde Productions Ltd. (as Navidi-Wilde) 39 McLaren St. Sydney Barry Navidi Productions LSG Productions (production management) Rough Diamond Productions Spice Factory (as Spice Factory Production) Distributors Movision   (2004) (World-wide) (all media) (rights) Sony Pictures Classics   (2004) (USA) (theatrical) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.0 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,782 / 20,886 Site Ranking #2,778 Critters (1986) #2,779 Heavy Metal (1981) #2,780 Orgazmo (1997) #2,781 Batman: Year One (2011) #2,782 The Merchant Of Venice (2004) #2,783 Barbarella (1968) #2,784 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) #2,785 Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie (2021) #2,786 Caligula (1979)