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 Pitt Detective David Mills Gene Borkan Eli Gould (Sin of Greed) Kevin Spacey John Doe Morgan Freeman Detective 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 26 Nov 2024)