Film · TMDB
6.4Set 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.
Released: 2011-10-21130 minDir: Roland EmmerichDrama, History, Thriller
Cast
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Young Earl of Oxford
- Rhys Ifans as Edward de Vere
- David Thewlis as William Cecil
- Joely Richardson as Princess Elizabeth Tudor
- Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I
- Sebastian Armesto as Ben Jonson
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.8/10
42,730 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
47%
Metacritic
50/100
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 12 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 11 December 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- order of succession
- Director
- Roland Emmerich
- Screenwriter
- John Orloff
- Cast member
- Alex Hassell
- Composer
- Thomas Wander
- Producer
- John Orloff