Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance /  more » Awards: Won 7 Oscars. Another 43 wins & 60 nominations  more » User Ratings: 7.4 (73,667 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: 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.  more »

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Filmmakers: John Madden - Director, Marc Norman - Writer / Producer, Tom Stoppard - Writer, Donna Gigliotti - Producer, David Parfitt - Producer, Harvey Weinstein - Producer, Edward Zwick - Producer, Richard Greatrex - Cinematographer, Stephen Warbeck - Composer, Martin Childs - Production Designer, David Gamble - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Geoffrey Rush ... Philip Henslowe	1,029
	Tom Wilkinson ... Hugh Fennyman	1,523
	Steven O'Donnell ... Lambert	25,186
	Tim McMullen¹ ... Frees	37,906
	Joseph Fiennes ... Will Shakespeare	265