Shakespeare In Love
Buena Vista (1998)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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122 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   R (Restricted)
Tom Wilkinson Hugh Fennyman
Geoffrey Rush Philip Henslowe
Steve O'Donnell Lambert
Tim McMullen Frees
Martin Clunes Richard Burbage
Judi Dench Queen Elizabeth
Joseph Fiennes Will Shakespeare
Colin Firth Lord Wessex
Gwyneth Paltrow Viola De Lesseps
Antony Sher Dr. Moth
Director John Madden
Madden
Producer Edward Zwick
Harvey Weinstein
Writer Tom Stoppard
Marc Norman
Cinematography Richard Greatrex
Musician Stephen Warbeck

Struggling playwright Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is under immense pressure to complete "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter." Globe Theatre owner Phillip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush) needs to make money on the play, other writers are stealing his glory, and his muse is cheating on him. His writer’s block is lifted when he meets the beautiful and wealthy Viola de Lessops (Gwyneth Paltrow). Viola is engaged to marry the cruel lord Wessex (Colin Firth) but harbors secret dreams of being an actor--a career forbidden to women. Viola pretends to be a boy to win the role of Romeo and she and Will fall in love. Their romance proves to be the inspiration Will needs to transform his play into the masterpiece "Romeo and Juliet."
Edition Details
Edition Movie-Only Edition
Distributor Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Release Date 8/10/1999
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

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