Shylock's Ghost 8 years old

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'?

Credits

Jonathan Pryce as

Reg E. Cathey as

Antony Sher as

Alan Yentob as Himself - Presenter

Shylock's Ghost Cast

Name	Character
Jonathan Pryce He was 68, now 76 years old
Reg E. Cathey He was 57, 59 years old when he died
Antony Sher He was 66, now 74 years old
Alan Yentob He was 68, now 77 years old	as Himself - Presenter

Shylock's Ghost Crew

Name	Department

Shylock's Ghost (8 years)

Release day: Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Runtime: 70 minutes