Title Shakespeare in Love Overview 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. Tagline Love is the only inspiration. Genres Romance, History Keywords shakespeare, love of one's life, oscar award, theatre play, theatre group, writer's block, theatre milieu, author, speculative, false history Production Companies Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 122 Release Year 1998
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 289 million USD