Shakespeare in Love (1998)

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R | 1 hr 53 mins | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Period | Released: 12/25/1998 |Box Office Total: $100.2M

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It is the summer of 1593, and the rising young star of London's theatre scene, Will Shakespeare, faces a scourge like no other: a paralyzing bout of writer's block. While the great Elizabethan age of entertainment unfolds around him, Will is without inspiration on material. What Will needs is a muse--and in an extraordinary moment in which life imitates art, he finds and falls for a woman who draws him into his own dramatic adventure of star-crossed love. It all begins when Lady Viola, desperate to become an actor at a time when women were forbidden from such depravity, disguises herself as a man to audition for Will's play. But the guise slips away as their passion ignites. Now Will's quill again begins to flow, this time turning love into words, as Viola becomes his real-life Juliet and Romeo finds his reason to exist. Yet all is not well in Will's world. For even as the parchment begins to pile up, he's plagued by the fact that Lady Viola must marry the insufferable Lord Wessex.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/25/1998

Studio	Credit
Miramax Records	Studio
Universal	Studio
Director	Credit
John Madden	Director
Arthur Wooster	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Geoffrey Rush	Philip Henslowe
Joseph Fiennes	Will Shakespeare
Gwyneth Paltrow	Viola De Lesseps
Judi Dench	Queen Elizabeth
Ben Affleck	Ned Alleyn
Tom Wilkinson	Hugh Fennyman
Steven O'Donnell	Lambert
Rupert Everett	Christopher Marlowe
Tim McMullen	Frees
Steven Beard	Makepeace--The Preacher
Antony Sher	Dr Moth
Patrick Barlow	Will Kempe
Martin Clunes	Richard Burbage
Sandra Reinton	Rosaline
Simon Callow	Tilney--Master of the Revels
Bridget McConnel	Lady in Waiting
Georgie Glen	Lady in Waiting
Nicholas Boulton	Henry Condell
Imelda Staunton	Nurse
Colin Firth	Lord Wessex
Desmond McNamara	Crier
Barnaby Kay	Nol
Jim Carter	Ralph Bashford
Paul Bigley	Peter--The Stage Manager
Jason Round	Actor in Tavern
Rupert Farley	Barman
Adam Barker	Auditionee No 1
Joe Roberts	John Webster
Harry Gostelow	Auditionee No 2
Alan Cody	Auditionee No 3
Mark Williams	Wabash
David Curtiz	John Hemmings
Gregor Truter	James Hemmings
Simon Day	Boatman No 1
Jill Baker	Lady De Lesseps
Amber Glossop	Scullery Maid
Robin Davies	Master Plum
Hywel Simons	Servant
Nicholas Le Prevost	Sir Robert De Lesseps
Timothy Kightley	Edward Pope
Mark Saban	Augustine Philips
Bob Barrett	George Bryan
Roger Morlidge	James Armitage
Daniel Brocklebank	Sam Gosse
Roger Frost	Boatman No 2
Rebecca Charles	Chambermaid
Richard Gold	Lord in Waiting
Rachel Clarke	Whore No 1
Lucy Speed	Whore No 2
Patricia Potter	Whore No 3
John Ramm	Makepeace's Neighbor
Martin Neeley	Paris/Lady Montague
The Choir of St George's School at Windsor	Choir
Production Credits	Credit
Linda Bruce	Associate Producer
David Parfitt	Producer
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer
Donna Gigliotti	Producer
Julie Goldstein	Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein	Producer
Edward Zwick	Producer
Marc Norman	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Bedford Falls	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal	Worldwide Theatrical Distributor
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Shepperton Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Marc Norman	Screenplay
Tom Stoppard	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Margaret Teatum	Assistant Accountant - assistant accountant/post-production accountant
Helen Manley	Production Accountant - art department accountant
Art Department	Credit
Jane Clark	Storyboard Artist
Steven Sallybanks	Scenic Artist
Mark Raggett	Art Director
Christine Parkin	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Fred Evans	Art Department - sculptor
Adam Campbell	Painter
Martin Childs	Production Designer
Jill Quertier	Set Decorator
Tracy Ann Baines	Art Assistant - assistant sculptor
Steven Lawrence	Art Director
Frances Bennett	Art Director - stand-by art director
Casting	Credit
Julina Carter	Extras Casting
Michelle Guish	Casting
Gaby Kester	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Ilenka Jelowicki	Extras Casting
Billy Hopkins	Casting
Suzanne Smith	Casting
Kerry Barden	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Vincent McGahon	Steadicam Operator (2nd Unit)
Richard Greatrex	Director of Photography
Mike Valentine	Camera - underwater unit coordinator & cameraman (2nd Unit)
Laurie Sparham	Photography - stills photographer
Mike Stainer	Grader
Philip Sindall	Camera Operator
Kirsty Argyle	Camera Trainee
Lee Lighting Ltd	Lighting - lighting equipment supplier
Tim Wooster	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Rob Fowle	Camera - camera driver
Rick Mietkowski	Camera Operator
Music	Credit
Nick Ingman	Music Conductor - conductor
Roy Prendergast	Music Editor
Maggie Rodford	Music Supervisor
Andrew Green	Composer - composer's assistant
Catherine Bott	Soloist - soprano soloist
Stephen Warbeck	Orchestrations
Stephen Warbeck	Music
Becky Bentham	Music Supervisor
Nick Ingman	Orchestrations
Chris Dibble	Music - music recorder and mixer
Erik Jordan	Music - assistant music recorder and mixer
James Shearman	Orchestrations
Isobel Wright	Music - musician's contractor
Physical Effects	Credit
Paul Jennings	Stunt Man
William Hobbs	Stunt Coordinator - fight arranger
Mark Cronelly	Stunt Man
David Cronnelly	Stunt Man
Phil Lonergan	Stunt Man
Mark Southworth	Stunt Man
Seon Rogers	Stunt Man
Paul Herbert	Stunt Man
Production Management	Credit
Deborah Saban	Assistant Director
Kim Armitage	Script Supervisor
Marc Cooper	Line Producer
Samantha Y Thomas	Unit Manager
Fiona Weir	Production Coordinator
Christine Hathway	Stage Manager - rehearsal stage manager
Cleone Clarke	Post-Production Coordinator
Rachel Neale	Location Manager
Olivia Lloyd	Assistant Director
Caroline Sax	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Tom Gabbutt	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Toby Hefferman	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Zoe Mylchreest	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Brigitte Arnold	ADR Editor
Colin Chapman	Sound Editor
Ian Tapp	Rerecording - preview re-recording mixer
Ken Somerville	Foley Mixer
Clive Copland	Sound Recordist (2nd Unit)
Howard Eaves	Foley Editor
Stephen Gilmour	Sound - sound maintenance
Peter Glossop	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Pauline Griffiths	Foley Artist
Shaun Mills	Boom Operator
Robin O'Donoghue	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Paula Boram	Foley Artist
Keith Batten	Boom Operator (2nd Unit)
Jenny Lee Wright	Foley Artist
Dominic Lester	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Stuart Brisdon	Special Effects Supervisor
Daniel Pettipher	Animator - domino artist
Robin Huffer	2-D Artist - 2-D digital artist
Antony Hunt	Visual Effects Supervisor
Max Dennison	Visual Effects - digital matte artist
Andrew Jeffrey	Visual Effects - digital & optical coordinator
John Grant	Visual Effects - digital film scanning
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Lisa Westcott	Makeup - makeup and hair design
Sunita Singh	Wardrobe Assistant
Deborah Scott	Assistant Costume Designer
Clare Spragge	Costume Supervisor
Veronica Brebner	Hair - hair & make-up artist
Sandy Powell	Costume Designer
Annie Hadley	Wardrobe - costume cutter and maker
Kay Manasseh	Costume Department - costume buyer
Ray Marston	Wig Supplier - wigs supplier
Kay Georgiou	Hairdresser - hair designer
Emma Fryer	Costume Department - costume buyer
Dan Grace	Wardrobe Assistant
Julie Dartnell	Hair - hair & make-up artist
Tina Earnshaw	Makeup - makeup designer
Jane Law	Wardrobe - costume cutter and maker
Jeff Derby	Makeup - makeup vehicle driver
Karen Ferguson	Hair - hair & make-up artist
Clare Banet	Costume Department - costume maker
Ruth Caswell	Wardrobe - costume cutter and maker
Andrew Hunt	Wardrobe Assistant
Claire Christine	Wardrobe - costume cutter and maker
Sue Bradbear	Costume Department - costume maker
Philippa Hall	Hair - hair & make-up artist
Sophie Norinder	Wardrobe Assistant
Joe Kowalewski	Wardrobe Assistant
Deborah Jarvis	Hair - hair & make-up artist
Melanie Carter	Costume Department - costume maker
Alison O'Brien	Wardrobe - costume cutter and maker
Lesley Smith	Hair - hair & make-up artist
Jenny Hawkins	Wardrobe Assistant
Debbie Marchant	Wardrobe - costume cutter and maker
Wendy Cole	Costume Department - costume maker
Gill Crawford	Costume Department - costume maker
Ian Maskell	Wardrobe - wardrobe vehicle driver
Sue Crawshaw	Costume Department - costume maker
Heather Dickens	Costume Department - costume maker
Jane Grinshaw	Costume Department - costume maker
Linda Lashley	Costume Department - costume maker
Wayne Martin	Costume Department - costume maker
Ruth McCornish	Costume Department - costume maker
Sue Meyer	Costume Department - costume maker
Tanya Mould	Costume Department - costume maker
Marcia Smith	Costume Department - costume maker
Susan Stevens	Costume Department - costume maker
Rosyln Tiddy	Costume Department - costume maker
Joanna Weaving	Costume Department - costume maker
Dominic Young	Costume Department - costume maker

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