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Anonymous( 2011)

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Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jamie Campbell Bower

      Young Earl of Oxford

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      Rhys Ifans

      Edward de Vere

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      David Thewlis

      William Cecil

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      Joely Richardson

      Princess Elizabeth Tudor

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      Vanessa Redgrave

      Queen Elizabeth I

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      Sebastian Armesto

      Ben Jonson

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      Rafe Spall

      William Shakespeare

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      Edward Hogg

      Robert Cecil

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      Xavier Samuel

      Earl of Southampton

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      Sam Reid

      Earl of Essex

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      Paolo De Vita

      Francesco

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      Trystan Gravelle

      Christopher Marlowe

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      Robert Emms

      Thomas Dekker

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      Tony Way

      Thomas Nashe

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      Julian Bleach

      Captain Richard Pole

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      Derek Jacobi

      Prologue

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      Alex Hassell

      Spencer

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      James Garnon

      John Heminge

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      Mark Rylance

      Condell

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      Jasper Britton

      Pope

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      Ned Dennehy

      Interrogator

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      John Keogh

      Philip Henslowe

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      Lloyd Hutchinson

      Richard Burbage

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      Vicky Krieps

      Bessie Vavasour

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      Helen Baxendale

      Anne De Vere

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      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

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      Richard Durden

      Archbishop

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      Shaun Lawton

      Footman

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      Detlef Bothe

      John De Vere

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      James Clyde

      King James I

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      Christian Sengewald

      Cecil's Spy Servant

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      Jean-Loup Fourure

      Monsieur Beaulieu

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      Viktoria Gabrysch

      Buxom Lady

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      Axel Sichrovsky

      Essex General

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      Katrin Pollitt

      Lady-in-Waiting

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      Patricia Grove

      Lady-in-Waiting

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      Laura Lo Zito

      Selling Maid

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      Gode Benedix

      Groundling

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      Nic Romm

      Usher

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      Henry Lloyd-Hughes

      Bear Baiter

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      Patrick Diemling

      Oxford's Servant

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      Patrick Heyn

      Oxford's Doctor

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      Nino Sandow

      Stage Manager (New York)

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      Craig Salisbury

      Dwarf / Puck

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      Rainer Guldener

      Quince

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      Trystan Pütter

      Bottom

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      André Kaczmarczyk

      Titania

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      Jonas Hämmerle

      Child Oberon

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      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

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      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

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      Oliver Rickenbacher

      Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

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      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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    Review 2Discussion
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    A review by Andres Gomez

    8
    Written by Andres Gomez on Sun Oct 06 2013
    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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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    30000000.00

    Revenue

    15395087.00

    Keywords

    • anonymity
    • politics
    • poet
    • duringcreditsstinger
    • false history
    • 16th century
    • secrecy