Anonymous (2011)

Name: Anonymous
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 2011-10-21
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Jamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave

Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

DramaHistoryThriller

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.

Release Date: October 21, 2011
Runtime: 2h 10m
Rating: 6.4/10 (782 votes)

Director: Roland Emmerich

Cast: Jamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall, Edward Hogg

Production: Centropolis Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Studio Babelsberg

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IMDb Official Site

Budget: $30M
Revenue: $15M

Full Cast (77 people)

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

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Reviews

Andres Gomez - 8/10

Good entertaining fictional historic movie. Just don't try to chew on whether the history is true or not but enjoy the plot.

October 6, 2013

Filipe Manuel Neto - 7/10

**A film that would be much better with less sudden flashbacks, fewer anachronisms and a more careful explanation of the theory it comes to present.** I've already written a lot here, and I've said it a few times, but it's worth saying again that, although I'm a historian and I like Shakespeare's work, I'm not a native English speaker (I'm Portuguese and I speak the language of my country) nor ...

February 16, 2023