Summary
Shakespeare in Love is an American-British romantic film drama first released in 1998,
directed by John Madden.
The film stars Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Steven O’Donnell, Tim McMullan and Joseph Fiennes.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: John Madden
- Script: John Madden
- Photo: Richard Greatrex
- Music: Stephen Warbeck
- Cast: Geoffrey Rush (Philip Henslowe), Tom Wilkinson (Hugh Fennyman), Steven O’Donnell (Lambert), Tim McMullan (Frees), Joseph Fiennes (Will Shakespeare), Steven Beard (Makepeace – the Preacher), Antony Sher (Dr. Moth), Patrick Barlow (Will Kempe), Martin Clunes (Richard Burbage), Sandra Reinton (Rosaline), Simon Callow (Tilney – Master of the Revels), Judi Dench (Queen Elizabeth), Bridget McConnell (Lady in Waiting), Georgie Glen (Lady in Waiting), Nicholas Boulton (Henry Condell), Gwyneth Paltrow (Viola De Lesseps), Imelda Staunton (Nurse), Colin Firth (Lord Wessex), Desmond McNamara (Crier), Barnaby Kay (Nol), Jim Carter (Ralph Bashford), Paul Bigley (Peter – the Stage Manager), Jason Round (Actor in Tavern), Rupert Farley (Barman), Adam Barker (First Auditionee), Joe Roberts (John Webster), Harry Gostelow (Second Auditionee), Alan Cody (Third Auditionee), Mark Williams (Wabash), David Curtiz (John Hemmings), Gregor Truter (James Hemmings), Simon Day (First Boatman), Jill Baker (Lady De Lesseps), Amber Glossop (Scullery Maid), Robin Davies (Master Plum), Hywel Simons (Servant), Nicholas Le Prevost (Sir Robert De Lesseps), Ben Affleck (Ned Alleyn), Timothy Kightley (Edward Pope), Mark Saban (Augustine Philips), Bob Barrett (George Bryan), Roger Morlidge (James Armitage), Daniel Brocklebank (Sam Gosse), Roger Frost (Second Boatman), Rebecca Charles (Chambermaid), Richard Gold (Lord in Waiting), Rachel Clarke (First Whore), Lucy Speed (Second Whore), Patricia Potter (Third Whore), John Ramm (Makepeace’s Neighbor), Martin Neely (Paris), The Choir of St. George’s School in Windsor (Choir), Jason Canning (Nobleman), Rupert Everett (Christopher Marlowe)
- Country: USA / UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 123 min
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