Se7en

Alternative title
Seven
Synopsis
Murder thriller revolving around a serial killer obsessed with the seven deadly sins, who uses the sins themselves as calling cards in a series of ritualistic murders. The gruesome murder of the prominent Jewish lawyer Eli Gould is discovered. Gould is made to excise a pound of his own flesh in the tradition of Shakespeare’s Jewish Shylock demanding a pound of flesh from Antonio. A note is left in Gould’s office with an extract from The Merchant of Venice, and written on the floor in Gould’s blood is the word ‘Greed’.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1995
Duration
127 mins

Credits

Director
David Fincher
Producer
Arnold Kopelson; Phyllis Carlyle
Cinematographer
Darius Khondji
Screenplay
Andrew Kevin Walker
Music
Howard Shore
Cast
Brad PittDetective David Mills
Gene BorkanEli Gould (Sin of Greed)
Kevin SpaceyJohn Doe
Morgan FreemanDetective Lt. William Somerset

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Merchant of Venice, The
Keywords
crime; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

New Line Cinema

Distributor (DVD)

Name

Retail outlets

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Se7en". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72992 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)