Shakespeare in Love

Name: Shakespeare in Love
Director: John Madden
Genre: Romance, History, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998-12-11
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Rating: 6.831
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Judi Dench

“Love is the only inspiration.”

1998

2h 4m

Romance History Comedy Drama

Director: John Madden

Writers: Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard

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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.