Shylock's Ghost

Shylock's Ghost

2015
1h 10m
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Overview

As Man Booker Prize-winning writer Howard Jacobson retells The Merchant of Venice, 400 years after Shakespeare’s death, he travels with Alan Yentob to the ghetto in Venice to explore Shakespeare's most performed play - and in particular the character of the most divisive fictional Jew in history, Shylock. On their journey, Howard and Alan examine the evidence behind the charge of antisemitism against Shakespeare. How did his old Jew from Venice become such a useful propaganda tool during the Third Reich, and what was behind the absurd and infamous proposal to cut off a 'pound of flesh'?

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 27, 2015
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt5224952

Cast

Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson

Self

Alan Yentob
Alan Yentob

Self - Presenter

Antony Sher
Antony Sher

Self

Reg E. Cathey
Reg E. Cathey

Self

Anthony Julius
Anthony Julius

Self

Stephen Greenblatt
Stephen Greenblatt

Self

Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce

Self

Key Crew

Colette Camden
Director

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