Anonymous
★ 6.4·2011·2h 10min·Drama, History, and Thriller
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.
- Director
- Roland Emmerich
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Oct 28, 2011)
Where to watch
- Buy or rent
Cast
40 people
Jamie Campbell BowerYoung Earl of Oxford
Rhys IfansEdward de Vere
David ThewlisWilliam Cecil
Joely RichardsonPrincess Elizabeth Tudor
Vanessa RedgraveQueen Elizabeth I
Sebastian ArmestoBen Jonson
Rafe SpallWilliam Shakespeare
Edward HoggRobert Cecil
Xavier SamuelEarl of Southampton
Sam ReidEarl of Essex
Paolo De VitaFrancesco
Trystan GravelleChristopher Marlowe
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Robert EmmsThomas Dekker
Tony WayThomas Nashe
Julian BleachCaptain Richard Pole
Derek JacobiPrologue
Alex HassellSpencer
James GarnonJohn Heminge
Mark RylanceCondell
Jasper BrittonPope
Ned DennehyInterrogator
John KeoghPhilip Henslowe
Lloyd HutchinsonRichard Burbage
Vicky KriepsBessie Vavasour
Helen BaxendaleAnne De Vere
Paula SchrammBridget De Vere- AKAmy KwolekYoung Anne De Vere
- LTLuke Thomas TaylorBoy Earl of Oxford
- IMIsaiah MichalskiBoy Robert Cecil
- THTimo HuberBoy Earl of Southampton
Richard DurdenArchbishop
Shaun LawtonFootman
Detlef BotheJohn De Vere
James ClydeKing James I
Christian SengewaldCecil's Spy Servant- JFJean-Loup FourureMonsieur Beaulieu
- VGViktoria GabryschBuxom Lady
Axel SichrovskyEssex General
Katrin PollittLady-in-Waiting- PGPatricia GroveLady-in-Waiting
