Shakespeare in Love

Name: Shakespeare in Love
Genre: Romance, History, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998-12-11
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 6.826

★ 6,8 /10 (3,256 Votes)

1998 EN 124 min

Overview

Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

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Release date

11/12/1998

Votes

3,256

Popularity

7.0

Love is the only inspiration.

Genres

Romance History Comedy Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

124 min

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$289,317,794

Joseph Fiennes

Will Shakespeare

Gwyneth Paltrow

Viola De Lesseps

Geoffrey Rush

Philip Henslowe

Tom Wilkinson

Hugh Fennyman

Judi Dench

Queen Elizabeth

Imelda Staunton

Nurse

Colin Firth

Lord Wessex

Ben Affleck

Ned Alleyn

Simon Callow

Tilney

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Steven Beard

Makepeace

Jim Carter

Ralph Bashford

Rupert Everett

Christopher Marlowe

Martin Clunes

Richard Burbage

Tim McMullan

Frees

Joe Roberts

John Webster

Antony Sher

Dr. Moth

Georgie Glen

Lady in Waiting

Nicholas Boulton

Henry Condell

Barnaby Kay

Nol

Mark Williams

Wabash

Jill Baker

Lady De Lesseps

Nicholas Le Prevost

Sir Robert De Lesseps

Rebecca Charles

Chambermaid

Bob Barrett

George Bryan

Simon Day

Taxi boatman

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Bridget McConnell

Lady in Waiting

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Sandra Reinton

Rosaline

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Jason Round

Tavern Actor

Rupert Farley

Barman

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Adam Barker

First Auditionee

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Harry Gostelow

Second Auditionee

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Alan Cody

Third Auditionee

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David Curtiz

John Hemmings

Gregor Truter

James Hemmings

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Amber Glossop

Scullery Maid

Robin Davies

Master Plum

Hywel Simons

Servant

Roger Morlidge

James Armitage

Daniel Brocklebank

Sam Gosse

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Mark Saban

Augustine Phillips

Timothy Kightley

Edward Pope

Roger Frost

Second Taxi Boatman

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Rachel Clarke

First Whore

Lucy Speed

Second Whore

John Ramm

Makepeace's Neighbour

Paul Bigley

Peter

Patrick Barlow

Will Kempe

Steven O'Donnell

Lambert

John Inman

Lady Capulet in Play

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Does anyone remember this? I do, but only because its what turned me off of the Oscars. Haven't watched them since. It was the rude awakening that they were fixed, the quality of the film didn't matter as much as the bribes. It beat Saving Private Ryan for best picture. And then it beat Bulworth for best screen play. That was sort of enough to turn my head. Both of them? Bulworth was far from best picture worthy, but best original screenplay seemed as much as a shoe in as Ryan for Best Picture. And then it went on to win Best score over Mulan, A Bug's Life, and Prince of Egypt whic…

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