Shylock's GhostMovie
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'?
About Shylock's Ghost
Shylock's Ghost is a 2015 documentary, history movie directed by Colette Camden.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 10m, production credits from United Kingdom, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Howard Jacobson, Alan Yentob, Antony Sher, Reg E. Cathey. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
