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Anonymous

Anonymous

6,4 /10 (790 Votes)
2011 EN 130 min

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.

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Release date

21/10/2011

Votes

790

Popularity

2.0

Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

130 min

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$15,395,087

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

Xavier Samuel

Xavier Samuel

Earl of Southampton

Sam Reid

Sam Reid

Earl of Essex

Paolo De Vita

Paolo De Vita

Francesco

Trystan Gravelle

Trystan Gravelle

Christopher Marlowe

Robert Emms

Robert Emms

Thomas Dekker

Tony Way

Tony Way

Thomas Nashe

Julian Bleach

Julian Bleach

Captain Richard Pole

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Prologue

Alex Hassell

Alex Hassell

Spencer

James Garnon

James Garnon

John Heminge

Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

Condell

Jasper Britton

Jasper Britton

Pope

Ned Dennehy

Ned Dennehy

Interrogator

John Keogh

John Keogh

Philip Henslowe

Lloyd Hutchinson

Lloyd Hutchinson

Richard Burbage

Vicky Krieps

Vicky Krieps

Bessie Vavasour

Helen Baxendale

Helen Baxendale

Anne De Vere

Paula Schramm

Paula Schramm

Bridget De Vere

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Amy Kwolek

Young Anne De Vere

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Luke Thomas Taylor

Boy Earl of Oxford

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Isaiah Michalski

Boy Robert Cecil

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Timo Huber

Boy Earl of Southampton

Richard Durden

Richard Durden

Archbishop

Shaun Lawton

Shaun Lawton

Footman

Detlef Bothe

Detlef Bothe

John De Vere

James Clyde

James Clyde

King James I

Christian Sengewald

Christian Sengewald

Cecil's Spy Servant

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Jean-Loup Fourure

Monsieur Beaulieu

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Viktoria Gabrysch

Buxom Lady

Axel Sichrovsky

Axel Sichrovsky

Essex General

Katrin Pollitt

Katrin Pollitt

Lady-in-Waiting

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Patricia Grove

Lady-in-Waiting

Laura Lo Zito

Laura Lo Zito

Selling Maid

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Gode Benedix

Groundling

Nic Romm

Nic Romm

Usher

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Bear Baiter

Patrick Diemling

Patrick Diemling

Oxford's Servant

Patrick Heyn

Patrick Heyn

Oxford's Doctor

Nino Sandow

Nino Sandow

Stage Manager (New York)

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Craig Salisbury

Dwarf / Puck

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Rainer Guldener

Quince

Trystan Pütter

Trystan Pütter

Bottom

André Kaczmarczyk

André Kaczmarczyk

Titania

Jonas Hämmerle

Jonas Hämmerle

Child Oberon

Mike Maas

Mike Maas

Pole's Commander

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Christian Leonard

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

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Christian Banzhaf

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

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Victoria Calero

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

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Martin Engler

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Alfred Hartung

Alfred Hartung

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

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Oliver Kube

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

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Christian Ludwig

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Oliver Rickenbacher

Oliver Rickenbacher

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Claudius von Stolzmann

Claudius von Stolzmann

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

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Tjadke Biallowons

Dancer

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Dafne-Maria Fielder

Dancer

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Alexander Flache

Dancer

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Antonia Gerke

Dancer

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Sophie Hichert

Dancer

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Vera Kreyer

Dancer

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Stefanie Lanius

Dancer

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Urban Luig

Dancer

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Jasmin Mehling

Dancer

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Elisabeth Milarch

Dancer

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Robert Munzinger

Dancer

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Benjamin Plath

Dancer

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Erik Studte

Dancer

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Johann Hakob Wurster

Dancer

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Steffi Sattler

First Lady to King James I (uncredited)

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Andres Gomez

2013-10-06

⭐ 8

Good entertaining fictional historic movie. Just don't try to chew on whether the history is true or not but enjoy the plot.

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

2023-02-16

⭐ 7

**A film that would be much better with less sudden flashbacks, fewer anachronisms and a more careful explanation of the theory it comes to present.** I've already written a lot here, and I've said it a few times, but it's worth saying again that, although I'm a historian and I like Shakespeare's work, I'm not a native English speaker (I'm Portuguese and I speak the language of my country) nor am I an intensive or specialized connoisseur of the playwright's life and work. Therefore, I certainly won't offend anyone if I say that, until I saw this film and documented myself a little to write …

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