Synopsis
Starring Joseph Fiennes, Ben Affleck, and Gwyneth Paltrow, ‘Shakespeare in Love’ showcases a young Will Shakespeare as the up and coming playwright of the time, but he has been disastrously struck by the bane of the writer's life - writer's block. His comedy "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter" isn't going anywhere and the playhouse is under threat of closure. What Will needs is a muse, and she appears in the form of the beautiful and betrothed Lady Viola. The path of true love does not run smooth for Will, but the joys and tragedy of his own life find their way onto the page in a moving, witty and spellbinding tale.
Release Date 29 Jan 1999
Language English
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Director & Cast
JM
John Madden
DirectorGP
Gwyneth Paltrow
Viola De LessepsJF
Joseph Fiennes
Will ShakespeareGR
Geoffrey Rush
Philip HensloweTW
Tom Wilkinson
Hugh FennymanSO
Steven O'Donnell
LambertTM
Tim McMullan
FreesSB
Steven Beard
Makepeace, the PreacherAS
Antony Sher
Dr MothPB
Patrick Barlow
Will KempeMC
Martin Clunes
Richard BurbageSR
Sandra Reinton
RosalineSC
Simon Callow
Tilney, Master of the RevelsJD
Judi Dench
Queen ElizabethBM
Bridget McConnell
Lady in WaitingGG
Georgie Glen
Lady in WaitingNB
Nicholas Boulton
Henry CondellIS
Imelda Staunton
NurseCF
Colin Firth
Lord WessexReviews
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