Tom Wilkinson	Hugh Fennyman
Geoffrey Rush	Philip Henslowe
Steve O'Donnell	Lambert
Tim McMullen	Frees
Martin Clunes	Richard Burbage
Judi Dench	Queen Elizabeth
Joseph Fiennes	Will Shakespeare
Colin Firth	Lord Wessex
Gwyneth Paltrow	Viola De Lesseps
Antony Sher	Dr. Moth

Director	John Madden
Producer	Edward Zwick Bob Weinstein
Writer	Tom Stoppard Marc Norman
Cinematography	Richard Greatrex
Musician	Stephen Warbeck

Struggling playwright Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is under immense pressure to complete "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter." Globe Theatre owner Phillip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush) needs to make money on the play, other writers are stealing his glory, and his muse is cheating on him. His writer’s block is lifted when he meets the beautiful and wealthy Viola de Lessops (Gwyneth Paltrow). Viola is engaged to marry the cruel lord Wessex (Colin Firth) but harbors secret dreams of being an actor--a career forbidden to women. Viola pretends to be a boy to win the role of Romeo and she and Will fall in love. Their romance proves to be the inspiration Will needs to transform his play into the masterpiece "Romeo and Juliet."

Edition Details Audience Rating R (Restricted) Country USA Language English Distributor Miramax Home Video Edition Special Edition Barcode 717951005458 Region Region 1 Release Date 12/7/1999 Packaging Keep Case Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) Subtitles English; Dutch; French; German; Portuguese; Greek; Swedish; Finnish; Norwegian; Danish Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 5.1 [French] Layers Single Side, Dual Layer No. of Disks/Tapes 1 Features Theatrical Trailer Chapter Search

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