Anonymous (2011)

Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

Movie · Drama, History, Thriller · 2h 10m · Rated 6.4/10 on TMDB · Released October 21, 2011

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.

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Cast

• Jamie Campbell Bower as Young Earl of Oxford
• Rhys Ifans as Edward de Vere
• David Thewlis as William Cecil
• Joely Richardson as Princess Elizabeth Tudor
• Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I
• Sebastian Armesto as Ben Jonson
• Rafe Spall as William Shakespeare
• Edward Hogg as Robert Cecil
• Xavier Samuel as Earl of Southampton
• Sam Reid as Earl of Essex
• Paolo De Vita as Francesco
• Trystan Gravelle as Christopher Marlowe

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