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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Movie · Drama · History · PG-13
2011 · 2h 10m · ★ 20% (55K)
Was Shakespeare a Fraud?
Director: Roland Emmerich
Starring: Jamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis
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.
Director
Roland Emmerich
Production
Centropolis Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Studio Babelsberg
Cast
Jamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall, Edward Hogg, Xavier Samuel, Sam Reid, Paolo De Vita, Trystan Gravelle, Robert Emms, Tony Way, Julian Bleach, Derek Jacobi, Alex Hassell, James Garnon, Mark Rylance, Jasper Britton