1 hr. 49 min. Al Pacino directs and stars in this passionate, informed and even suspenseful journey of an actor in pursuit of Shakespeare and his lethal hunchback. Half stage, half street and pretty spectacular. Performances by Kevin Spacey Alec Baldwin Penelope Allen, Harris Yulin, Winona Ryder Interviews with Kevin Kline, James Earl Jones, Kenneth Branagh, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave. Release Date:  October 11, 1996.