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Shakespeare in Love (1998)
A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
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Philip Henslowe -
Hugh Fennyman -
Lambert -
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Will Shakespeare -
Makepeace - the Preacher
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Dr. Moth -
Will Kempe
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Richard Burbage -
Rosaline
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Tilney - Master of the Revels -
Queen Elizabeth -
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Lady in Waiting -
Henry Condell
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Director:
John MaddenWriters:
Marc Norman, Tom StoppardAll Cast & Crew
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Harvey Weinstein asked Ben Affleck to play William Shakespeare, but he declined, and played Edward Alleyn instead.
Quotes
Hugh Fennyman:
Henslowe! Do you know what happens to a man who doesn't pay his debts? His boots catch fire!
Hugh Fennyman:
Why do you howl when it is I who am bitten?
Goofs
Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush) is depicted as being constantly in debt, yet the opposite is true - money lending was one of his professions. The filmmakers knew this.
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Genres
Comedy | Drama | History | RomanceDetails
Release Date:
8 January 1999Language
English
Country of Origin
USABox Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$4,224,426 (USA) (10 January 1999)
Gross:
$100,317,794 (USA)
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