The Merchant of Venice
2004 · 132 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 39,011 VOTES · DIR. Michael Radford
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,564 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:56 (Water splashing)
00:09:22 (Bassanio sighs)
00:14:28 set a deep glass of Rhenish wine on the contrary casket.
00:19:03 many a time, and oft in the Rialto
00:23:43 where the sun's fire scarce thaws the icicles
00:28:29 (Gobbo) And my suit is...
00:33:30 I will go before, sir.
00:38:37 Love-news, in faith.
00:43:54 (Salanio) I never heard a passion so confused
00:49:59 And Shylock for his own part knew the bird was fledged
00:54:35 Oh!
01:00:01 I am locked in one of them.
01:05:46 I would be treble twenty times myself.
01:11:05 I freely told you all the wealth I had ran in my veins -
01:15:39 I will not hear you speak.
01:20:40 (Duke) Go one and call the Jew to the court.
01:25:49 Shall I say to you, let them be free?
01:30:13 'Tis mightiest in the mighty.
01:35:35 You, merchant, have you anything to say?
01:40:51 you die
01:46:51 And for your love, I'll take this ring from you.
01:51:56 nor pluck it from his finger for all the wealth that the world masters.
01:56:54 Ay, but the clerk that never means to do it unless he live to be a man.
02:06:24 ENHOH
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,564
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:00:56
Final line02:06:24
Production Record
DirectorMichael Radford
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$21,600,000
IMDb votes39,011