Anonymous (2011)
Was Shakespeare a Fraud?
2011 · PG-13 · 2h 10m · Drama, History, Thriller
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writers: John Orloff
Music by: Harald Kloser, Thomas Wander
Cinematography: Anna Foerster
Editor: Peter R. Adam
Box office: $15M · Budget: $30M · Rated 6.4/10 by 801 viewers
Cast
Jamie Campbell Bower as Young Earl of OxfordRhys Ifans as Edward de VereDavid Thewlis as William CecilJoely Richardson as Princess Elizabeth TudorVanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth ISebastian Armesto as Ben JonsonRafe Spall as William ShakespeareEdward Hogg as Robert CecilXavier Samuel as Earl of SouthamptonSam Reid as Earl of EssexPaolo De Vita as FrancescoTrystan Gravelle as Christopher MarloweMore like this
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