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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance /  more » Awards: Won 7 Oscars. Another 50 wins & 61 nominations  more » User Ratings: 7.2 (122,439 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	978
	Tom Wilkinson ... Hugh Fennyman	2,166
	Steven O'Donnell ... Lambert	19,997
	Tim McMullen¹ ... Frees	32,135
	Joseph Fiennes ... Will Shakespeare	1,243