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Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

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.

2h 10m2011PG-13TMDb 6.4

DramaHistoryThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Roland EmmerichRoland EmmerichDirectorJamie Campbell BowerJamie Campbell BowerYoung Earl of OxfordRhys IfansRhys IfansEdward de VereDavid ThewlisDavid ThewlisWilliam CecilJoely RichardsonJoely RichardsonPrincess Elizabeth TudorVanessa RedgraveVanessa RedgraveQueen Elizabeth ISebastian ArmestoSebastian ArmestoBen JonsonRafe SpallRafe SpallWilliam ShakespeareEdward HoggEdward HoggRobert CecilXavier SamuelXavier SamuelEarl of SouthamptonSam ReidSam ReidEarl of EssexPaolo De VitaPaolo De VitaFrancescoTrystan GravelleTrystan GravelleChristopher MarloweRobert EmmsRobert EmmsThomas DekkerTony WayTony WayThomas NasheJulian BleachJulian BleachCaptain Richard PoleDerek JacobiDerek JacobiPrologueAlex HassellAlex HassellSpencerJames GarnonJames GarnonJohn HemingeMark RylanceMark RylanceCondellJasper BrittonJasper BrittonPopeNed DennehyNed DennehyInterrogatorJohn KeoghJohn KeoghPhilip HensloweLloyd HutchinsonLloyd HutchinsonRichard BurbageVicky KriepsVicky KriepsBessie VavasourHelen BaxendaleHelen BaxendaleAnne De VerePaula SchrammPaula SchrammBridget De Vere
Amy KwolekYoung Anne De Vere
Luke Thomas TaylorBoy Earl of Oxford
Isaiah MichalskiBoy Robert Cecil
Timo HuberBoy Earl of Southampton

Storyline

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.

  • Centropolis Entertainment
  • Columbia Pictures
  • Relativity Media
  • Studio Babelsberg

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Info

Status
Released
Released
21 October 2011
Runtime
2h 10m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
6.4 / 10 (816 votes)

Production

Director
Roland Emmerich
Writers
John Orloff
Studios
Centropolis Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media
Countries
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$30.0M
Revenue
$15.4M
Profit
$14.6M loss
Return
0.5×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English