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Feature film — 2011

Anonymous (2011)

6.42h 10mDrama — History — Thriller

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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A high-signal pick with 818 votes.

Centropolis Entertainment / Columbia Pictures / Relativity Media / Studio Babelsberg

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Director: Roland Emmerich

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Cast & crew

Jamie Campbell Bower as Young Earl of Oxford

Jamie Campbell Bower

Young Earl of Oxford

Rhys Ifans as Edward de Vere

Rhys Ifans

Edward de Vere

David Thewlis as William Cecil

David Thewlis

William Cecil

Joely Richardson as Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Joely Richardson

Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I

Vanessa Redgrave

Queen Elizabeth I

Sebastian Armesto as Ben Jonson

Sebastian Armesto

Ben Jonson

Rafe Spall as William Shakespeare

Rafe Spall

William Shakespeare

Edward Hogg as Robert Cecil

Edward Hogg

Robert Cecil

Xavier Samuel as Earl of Southampton

Xavier Samuel

Earl of Southampton

Sam Reid as Earl of Essex

Sam Reid

Earl of Essex

Paolo De Vita as Francesco

Paolo De Vita

Francesco

Trystan Gravelle as Christopher Marlowe

Trystan Gravelle

Christopher Marlowe

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