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6.420112h 10mPG-13MovieDramaHistoryThriller

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.

DirectorRoland Emmerich
WriterJohn Orloff
ProducersRoland Emmerich·Volker Engel

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Cast · Directed by Roland Emmerich

JBJamie Campbell Bower
Jamie Campbell Bower
Young Earl of Oxford
RIRhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans
Edward de Vere
DTDavid Thewlis
David Thewlis
William Cecil
JRJoely Richardson
Joely Richardson
Princess Elizabeth Tudor
VRVanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Queen Elizabeth I
SASebastian Armesto
Sebastian Armesto
Ben Jonson
RSRafe Spall
Rafe Spall
William Shakespeare
EHEdward Hogg
Edward Hogg
Robert Cecil
XSXavier Samuel
Xavier Samuel
Earl of Southampton
SRSam Reid
Sam Reid
Earl of Essex
PVPaolo De Vita
Paolo De Vita
Francesco
TGTrystan Gravelle
Trystan Gravelle
Christopher Marlowe

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