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“Was Shakespeare a Fraud?”

6.4(776)20112h 10m

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.

Director

Roland Emmerich

Budget

$30.0M

Revenue

$15.4M

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Cast

Jamie Campbell Bower

Young Earl of Oxford

Rhys Ifans

Edward de Vere

David Thewlis

William Cecil

Joely Richardson

Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Vanessa Redgrave

Queen Elizabeth I

Sebastian Armesto

Ben Jonson

Rafe Spall

William Shakespeare

Edward Hogg

Robert Cecil

Xavier Samuel

Earl of Southampton

Sam Reid

Earl of Essex

Paolo De Vita

Francesco

Trystan Gravelle

Christopher Marlowe

Reviews

2 reviews

tanty

12y ago

8.0

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

FilipeManuelNeto

3y ago

7.0

**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 ...