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Anonymous

2011 · 2h 10m · dir. Roland Emmerich

TMDBOct 21, 2011
TraktOct 28, 2011
TMDB6.4Trakt6.7

Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

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.

DirectorRoland Emmerich
RatedFSK 12 · PG-13
Runtime2h 10m
StatusReleased
LanguageEnglish
CountryGermany
Budget$30M
Box office$15M

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Cast

Jamie Campbell Bower

Jamie Campbell Bower

Young Earl of Oxford

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Edward de Vere

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

William Cecil

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Queen Elizabeth I

Sebastian Armesto

Sebastian Armesto

Ben Jonson

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

William Shakespeare

Edward Hogg

Edward Hogg

Robert Cecil

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Tags & details

Genre
Drama
History
Thriller
Setting
16th Century
Theme / Plot
Politics
Other
anonymity
poet
false history
secrecy
Meta / Noise
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