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Anonymous (2011)

Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

  • Oct 21, 2011
  • 2h 10m
  • PG-13

6.4/10

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819 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Anonymous is a 2011 drama and history film directed by Roland Emmerich. Its leading cast includes Jamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans and David Thewlis. It runs for 2 hours 10 minutes.

Synopsis

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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Time needed
2 hours 10 minutes
Age rating (US)
PG-13
Language
English
Audience signal
6.4/10 from 819 TMDB votes

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Official Trailer · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Jamie Campbell Bower Young Earl of Oxford
  • Rhys Ifans Edward de Vere
  • David Thewlis William Cecil
  • Joely Richardson Princess Elizabeth Tudor
  • Vanessa Redgrave Queen Elizabeth I
  • Sebastian Armesto Ben Jonson
  • Rafe Spall William Shakespeare
  • Edward Hogg Robert Cecil
  • Xavier Samuel Earl of Southampton
  • Sam Reid Earl of Essex
  • Paolo De Vita Francesco
  • Trystan Gravelle Christopher Marlowe
  • Robert Emms Thomas Dekker
  • Tony Way Thomas Nashe
  • Julian Bleach Captain Richard Pole
  • Derek Jacobi Prologue
  • Alex Hassell Spencer
  • James Garnon John Heminge

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