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.

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Genres

Romance, History, Comedy

Language

EN

Release Date

1998-12-11

Runtime

124 min

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Cast

Joseph Fiennes

Gwyneth Paltrow

Geoffrey Rush

Tom Wilkinson

Judi Dench

Imelda Staunton

Colin Firth

Ben Affleck

Simon Callow

Steven Beard