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Anonymous

“Was Shakespeare a Fraud?”

2011

2h 10m

Drama History Thriller

Director: Roland Emmerich

Writer: John Orloff

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.

Cast

20 people

Photo of Jamie Campbell Bower as Young Earl of Oxford

Jamie Campbell Bower

Young Earl of Oxford

Photo of Rhys Ifans as Edward de Vere

Rhys Ifans

Edward de Vere

Photo of David Thewlis as William Cecil

David Thewlis

William Cecil

Photo of Joely Richardson as Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Joely Richardson

Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Photo of Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I

Vanessa Redgrave

Queen Elizabeth I

Photo of Sebastian Armesto as Ben Jonson

Sebastian Armesto

Ben Jonson

Photo of Rafe Spall as William Shakespeare

Rafe Spall

William Shakespeare

Photo of Edward Hogg as Robert Cecil

Edward Hogg

Robert Cecil

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