Anonymous(2011)

PG-13Drama, History, Thriller2h 10m

Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $30,000,000Revenue: $15,395,087

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Top Billed Cast

  1. Jamie Campbell Bower

    Jamie Campbell Bower

    Young Earl of Oxford

  2. Rhys Ifans

    Rhys Ifans

    Edward de Vere

  3. David Thewlis

    David Thewlis

    William Cecil

  4. Joely Richardson

    Joely Richardson

    Princess Elizabeth Tudor

  5. Vanessa Redgrave

    Vanessa Redgrave

    Queen Elizabeth I

  6. Sebastian Armesto

    Sebastian Armesto

    Ben Jonson

  7. Rafe Spall

    Rafe Spall

    William Shakespeare

  8. Edward Hogg

    Edward Hogg

    Robert Cecil

  9. Xavier Samuel

    Xavier Samuel

    Earl of Southampton

  10. Sam Reid

    Sam Reid

    Earl of Essex

  11. Paolo De Vita

    Paolo De Vita

    Francesco

  12. Trystan Gravelle

    Trystan Gravelle

    Christopher Marlowe

  13. Robert Emms

    Robert Emms

    Thomas Dekker

  14. Tony Way

    Tony Way

    Thomas Nashe

  15. Julian Bleach

    Julian Bleach

    Captain Richard Pole