Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

Release Date: 1998-12-11

Genres: Comedy ,History ,Romance

Director: John Madden

Actors: Joseph Fiennes ,Gwyneth Paltrow ,Geoffrey Rush ,Tom Wilkinson ,Judi Dench ,Imelda Staunton ,Colin Firth ,Ben Affleck ,Simon Callow ,Steven Beard

Duration: 2h 3m

IMDB rating: 6.9