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★ 6.4/10•2011•2h 10m•PG-13•Drama•History•Thriller

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.

John Orloff · Writer

Roland Emmerich · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 10m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 21, 2011
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$15,395,087

Actors

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

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