It is 1593, and William Shakespeare is a budding playwright suffering excruciating writer's block as he tries to complete his latest work, a comedy entitled Romeo and Ethel, the pirate's daughter. Then, he meets viola, a beautiful heiress, enthralled by his writing and bent on becoming an actress.
Director: John Madden
Producer: David Parfitt
Producer: Donna Gigliotti
Producer: Edward Zwick
Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Producer: Marc Norman
Actor: Geoffrey Rush
Actor: Joseph Fiennes
Actor: Judi Dench
Actor: Simon Callow
Actor: Gwyneth Paltrow
Actor: Ben Affleck
Actor: Colin Firth
Actor: Imelda Staunton
Actor: Jim Carter
Actor: Tom Wilkinson