Anonymous

Anonymous (2011)

Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

  • Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
  • Release Date: 2011-10-21
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 703 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Centropolis Entertainment
  • Production Country: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Director: Roland Emmerich
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Summary

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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  • Jamie Campbell Bower

    as Young Earl of Oxford
  • Rhys Ifans

    as Edward de Vere
  • David Thewlis

    as William Cecil
  • Joely Richardson

    as Princess Elizabeth Tudor
  • Vanessa Redgrave

    as Queen Elizabeth I
  • Sebastian Armesto

    as Ben Jonson
  • Rafe Spall

    as William Shakespeare
  • Edward Hogg

    as Robert Cecil
  • Xavier Samuel

    as Earl of Southampton
  • Sam Reid

    as Earl of Essex
  • Paolo De Vita

    as Francesco
  • Trystan Gravelle

    as Christopher Marlowe
  • Robert Emms

    as Thomas Dekker
  • Tony Way

    as Thomas Nashe
  • Julian Bleach

    as Captain Richard Pole
  • Derek Jacobi

    as Prologue
  • Alex Hassell

    as Spencer
  • James Garnon

    as John Heminge
  • Mark Rylance

    as Condell
  • Jasper Britton

    as Pope
  • Ned Dennehy

    as Interrogator
  • John Keogh

    as Philip Henslowe
  • Lloyd Hutchinson

    as Richard Burbage
  • Vicky Krieps

    as Bessie Vavasour
  • Helen Baxendale

    as Anne De Vere
  • Paula Schramm

    as Bridget De Vere
  • Amy Kwolek

    as Young Anne De Vere
  • Luke Thomas Taylor

    as Boy Earl of Oxford
  • Isaiah Michalski

    as Boy Robert Cecil
  • Timo Huber

    as Boy Earl of Southampton
  • Richard Durden

    as Archbishop
  • Shaun Lawton

    as Footman
  • Detlef Bothe

    as John De Vere
  • James Clyde

    as King James I
  • Christian Sengewald

    as Cecil's Spy Servant
  • Jean-Loup Fourure

    as Monsieur Beaulieu
  • Viktoria Gabrysch

    as Buxom Lady
  • Axel Sichrovsky

    as Essex General
  • Katrin Pollitt

    as Lady-in-Waiting
  • Patricia Grove

    as Lady-in-Waiting
  • Laura Lo Zito

    as Selling Maid
  • Gode Benedix

    as Groundling
  • Nic Romm

    as Usher
  • Henry Lloyd-Hughes

    as Bear Baiter
  • Patrick Diemling

    as Oxford's Servant
  • Patrick Heyn

    as Oxford's Doctor
  • Nino Sandow

    as Stage Manager (New York)
  • Craig Salisbury

    as Dwarf / Puck
  • Rainer Guldener

    as Quince
  • Trystan Pütter

    as Bottom
  • André Kaczmarczyk

    as Titania
  • Jonas Hämmerle

    as Child Oberon
  • Mike Maas

    as Pole's Commander
  • Christian Leonard

    as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
  • Christian Banzhaf

    as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
  • Victoria Calero

    as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
  • Martin Engler

    as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
  • Alfred Hartung

    as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
  • Oliver Kube

    as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
  • Christian Ludwig

    as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
  • Oliver Rickenbacher

    as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
  • Claudius von Stolzmann

    as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
  • Tjadke Biallowons

    as Dancer
  • Dafne-Maria Fielder

    as Dancer
  • Alexander Flache

    as Dancer
  • Antonia Gerke

    as Dancer
  • Sophie Hichert

    as Dancer
  • Vera Kreyer

    as Dancer
  • Stefanie Lanius

    as Dancer
  • Urban Luig

    as Dancer
  • Jasmin Mehling

    as Dancer
  • Elisabeth Milarch

    as Dancer
  • Robert Munzinger

    as Dancer
  • Benjamin Plath

    as Dancer
  • Erik Studte

    as Dancer
  • Johann Hakob Wurster

    as Dancer
  • Steffi Sattler

    as First Lady to King James I (uncredited)
Writing John Orloff Writer
Directing Roland Emmerich Director
Crew Christopher Berg Post Production Supervisor
Art Simon-Julien Boucherie Set Decoration
Production John Orloff Executive Producer
Editing Peter R. Adam Editor
Art Stephan O. Gessler Supervising Art Director
Art Bryce Tibbey Art Direction
Production Miki Emmrich Unit Production Manager
Production Marc Weigert Executive Producer
Art Matthias Brauner Title Designer
Production Charlie Woebcken Co-Producer
Art Kim Frederiksen Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Lisy Christl Costume Design
Production Volker Engel Executive Producer
Art Sebastian T. Krawinkel Production Design
Production Christoph Fisser Co-Producer
Production Robert Leger Producer
Production Leo Davis Casting
Sound Thomas Wanker Original Music Composer
Art Robert Blasi Art Department Coordinator
Production Doris Edwards Production Coordinator
Production Roland Emmerich Producer
Art Lutz Lemke Title Designer
Sound Harald Kloser Original Music Composer
Camera Anna Foerster Director of Photography
Art Sabine Engelberg Art Direction
Directing Gabriella Gobber Script Supervisor
Production Susanne Fischer Production Coordinator
Production Marcus Loges Line Producer
Production Henning Molfenter Co-Producer
Production Kirstin Winkler Co-Producer
Production Lissy Holm Casting
Art Stefan Speth Art Direction
Production Larry J. Franco Producer

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