Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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.
- Released
- 1998-12-11
- Genres
- Romance, History, Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John Madden
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 3311 votes
Cast
- Joseph Fiennes as Will Shakespeare
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Viola De Lesseps
- Geoffrey Rush as Philip Henslowe
- Tom Wilkinson as Hugh Fennyman
- Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth
- Imelda Staunton as Nurse
- Colin Firth as Lord Wessex
- Ben Affleck as Ned Alleyn
- Simon Callow as Tilney
- Steven Beard as Makepeace
- Jim Carter as Ralph Bashford
- Rupert Everett as Christopher Marlowe