Anonymous

Anonymous

Drama History Thriller

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.

Release Date: 2011-10-21

Original Language: en

Original Title: Anonymous

Status: Released

Runtime: 130 minutes

TagLine: Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

Rating: (726 votes)

Budget: $30,000,000

Revenue: $15,395,087

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

Spoken Languages: English

View On: TMDb | IMDb

Popularity:

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Jamie Campbell Bower

Jamie Campbell Bower (Young Earl of Oxford)

48.15%

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans (Edward de Vere)

100.00%

David Thewlis

David Thewlis (William Cecil)

100.00%

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson (Princess Elizabeth Tudor)

100.00%

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave (Queen Elizabeth I)

70.20%

Sebastian Armesto

Sebastian Armesto (Ben Jonson)

17.99%

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall (William Shakespeare)

88.74%

Edward Hogg

Edward Hogg (Robert Cecil)

15.95%

Xavier Samuel

Xavier Samuel (Earl of Southampton)

29.47%

Sam Reid

Sam Reid (Earl of Essex)

44.16%

Paolo De Vita

Paolo De Vita (Francesco)

19.04%

Trystan Gravelle

Trystan Gravelle (Christopher Marlowe)

14.03%

Robert Emms

Robert Emms (Thomas Dekker)

16.91%

Tony Way

Tony Way (Thomas Nashe)

27.02%

Julian Bleach

Julian Bleach (Captain Richard Pole)

32.62%

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi (Prologue)

89.57%

Alex Hassell

Alex Hassell (Spencer)

21.97%

James Garnon

James Garnon (John Heminge)

9.96%

Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance (Condell)

61.94%

Jasper Britton

Jasper Britton (Pope)

13.34%

Ned Dennehy

Ned Dennehy (Interrogator)

56.74%

John Keogh

John Keogh (Philip Henslowe)

26.78%

Lloyd Hutchinson

Lloyd Hutchinson (Richard Burbage)

11.68%

Vicky Krieps

Vicky Krieps (Bessie Vavasour)

48.32%

Helen Baxendale

Helen Baxendale (Anne De Vere)

34.90%

Paula Schramm

Paula Schramm (Bridget De Vere)

9.80%

Amy Kwolek

Amy Kwolek (Young Anne De Vere)

1.00%

Luke Thomas Taylor

Luke Thomas Taylor (Boy Earl of Oxford)

1.00%

Isaiah Michalski

Isaiah Michalski (Boy Robert Cecil)

2.83%

Timo Huber

Timo Huber (Boy Earl of Southampton)

1.00%

Richard Durden

Richard Durden (Archbishop)

26.69%

Shaun Lawton

Shaun Lawton (Footman)

3.32%

Detlef Bothe

Detlef Bothe (John De Vere)

27.34%

James Clyde

James Clyde (King James I)

2.22%

Christian Sengewald

Christian Sengewald (Cecil's Spy Servant)

36.49%

Jean-Loup Fourure

Jean-Loup Fourure (Monsieur Beaulieu)

1.00%

Viktoria Gabrysch

Viktoria Gabrysch (Buxom Lady)

3.13%

Axel Sichrovsky

Axel Sichrovsky (Essex General)

5.29%

Katrin Pollitt

Katrin Pollitt (Lady-in-Waiting)

13.31%

Patricia Grove

Patricia Grove (Lady-in-Waiting)

1.00%

Laura Lo Zito

Laura Lo Zito (Selling Maid)

3.43%

Gode Benedix

Gode Benedix (Groundling)

16.02%

Nic Romm

Nic Romm (Usher)

8.02%

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Bear Baiter)

25.01%

Patrick Diemling

Patrick Diemling (Oxford's Servant)

5.67%

Patrick Heyn

Patrick Heyn (Oxford's Doctor)

11.61%

Nino Sandow

Nino Sandow (Stage Manager (New York))

6.32%

Craig Salisbury

Craig Salisbury (Dwarf / Puck)

2.80%

Rainer Guldener

Rainer Guldener (Quince)

2.19%

Trystan Pütter

Trystan Pütter (Bottom)

16.23%

André Kaczmarczyk

André Kaczmarczyk (Titania)

6.99%

Jonas Hämmerle

Jonas Hämmerle (Child Oberon)

9.52%

Mike Maas

Mike Maas (Pole's Commander)

3.70%

Christian Leonard

Christian Leonard (Stage Player: Shakespeare Company)

3.29%

Christian Banzhaf

Christian Banzhaf (Stage Player: Shakespeare Company)

1.00%

Victoria Calero

Victoria Calero (Stage Player: Shakespeare Company)

1.00%

Martin Engler

Martin Engler (Stage Player: Shakespeare Company)

1.00%

Alfred Hartung

Alfred Hartung (Stage Player: Shakespeare Company)

6.18%

Oliver Kube

Oliver Kube (Stage Player: Shakespeare Company)

1.00%

Christian Ludwig

Christian Ludwig (Stage Player: Shakespeare Company)

1.00%

Oliver Rickenbacher

Oliver Rickenbacher (Stage Player: Shakespeare Company)

2.27%

Claudius von Stolzmann

Claudius von Stolzmann (Stage Player: Shakespeare Company)

3.06%

Tjadke Biallowons

Tjadke Biallowons (Dancer)

1.85%

Dafne-Maria Fielder

Dafne-Maria Fielder (Dancer)

1.00%

Alexander Flache

Alexander Flache (Dancer)

1.00%

Antonia Gerke

Antonia Gerke (Dancer)

3.43%

Sophie Hichert

Sophie Hichert (Dancer)

1.00%

Vera Kreyer

Vera Kreyer (Dancer)

1.00%

Stefanie Lanius

Stefanie Lanius (Dancer)

1.00%

Urban Luig

Urban Luig (Dancer)

1.00%

Jasmin Mehling

Jasmin Mehling (Dancer)

1.00%

Elisabeth Milarch

Elisabeth Milarch (Dancer)

1.00%

Robert Munzinger

Robert Munzinger (Dancer)

1.00%

Benjamin Plath

Benjamin Plath (Dancer)

1.00%

Erik Studte

Erik Studte (Dancer)

1.00%

Johann Hakob Wurster

Johann Hakob Wurster (Dancer)

1.00%

Steffi Sattler

Steffi Sattler (First Lady to King James I (uncredited))

1.00%

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