Directed by:
John MaddenCinematography:
Richard GreatrexComposer:
Stephen WarbeckCast:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Jim Carter, Martin Clunes, Antony Sher, Imelda Staunton (more)VOD (5)
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Young Will Shakespeare is the up and coming playwright of the time, but 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 bethrothed 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. (Miramax Films)
(more)Cast
Gwyneth Paltrow
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Joseph Fiennes
UK
Best movies:
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Geoffrey Rush
Australia
Best movies:
Finding Nemo (2003)
The King's Speech (2010)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Colin Firth
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Love Actually (2003)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Ben Affleck
USA
Best movies:
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Gone Girl (2014)
The Last Duel (2021)
Judi Dench
UK
Best movies:
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Simon Callow
UK
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
No Man's Land (2001)
The Company (2007) (series)
Jim Carter
UK
Best movies:
Black Beauty (1994)
Cranford (2007) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Martin Clunes
UK
Best movies:
Swing Kids (1993)
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Antony Sher
South Africa
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
The Company (2007) (series)
Imelda Staunton
UK
Best movies:
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Cranford (2007) (series)
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
Tom Wilkinson
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Mark Williams
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Stardust (2007)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Steven O'Donnell
Best movies:
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Tim McMullan
UK
Best movies:
The Fifth Element (1997)
Shadowlands (1993)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Patrick Barlow
UK
Best movies:
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Notting Hill (1999)
Bridget McConnell
Best movies:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Quills (2000)
Georgie Glen
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Wives and Daughters (1999) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Nicholas Boulton
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Desmond Mcnamara
UK
Best movies:
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Lucky Break (2001)
A Pin for the Butterfly (1994)