Anonymous (2011)

Name: Anonymous
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 2011-10-21
Duration: 130 min
Cast: Jamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave

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.

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Released 2011-10-21 · 130 min · Drama, History, Thriller

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
Robert Emms as Thomas Dekker
Tony Way as Thomas Nashe
Julian Bleach as Captain Richard Pole