Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1998-12-11
Duration:124 min
Director:John Madden
Actors:Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Judi Dench
Production:Miramax, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions

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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