Rhys Ifans
Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford
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Cast
- Vanessa RedgraveQueen Elizabeth I
- Joely RichardsonYoung Queen Elizabeth I
- David ThewlisWilliam Cecil
- Xavier SamuelEarl of Southampton
- Sebastian ArmestoBen Jonson
- Rafe SpallWilliam Shakespeare
- Edward HoggRobert Cecil
- Sam ReidEarl of Essex
- Jamie Campbell BowerYoung Earl of Oxford
Derek JacobiPrologue- Trystan GravelleChristopher Marlowe
Anonymous is a 2011 period drama film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by John Orloff. The film is a fictionalized version of the life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, an Elizabethan courtier, playwright, poet and patron of the arts, and suggests he was the actual author of William Shakespeare's plays.
Oct 28, 2011 · Anonymous: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall. The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays.
- (42K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Roland Emmerich
- 2011-10-28
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Oct 26, 2011 · Because of the ingenious screenplay by John Orloff, precise direction by Roland Emmerich and the casting of memorable British actors, you can walk into the theater as a blank slate, follow and enjoy the story, and leave convinced — if of nothing else — that Shakespeare was a figure of compelling interest.
As royal troops set fire to the Globe Theatre, Elizabethan-era playwright Ben Jonson (Sebastian Armesto) is tortured by Robert Cecil (Edward Hogg), who demands to know if Edward de Vere, the Earl...
- (1.2K)
- Roland Emmerich
- PG-13
- Rhys Ifans
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Oct 28, 2011 · 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. Roland Emmerich. Director. John Orloff.
In this sweeping historical drama, aristocrat Edward de Vere (Rhys Ifans) writes politically controversial plays and uses drunken, illiterate, fame-hungry actor William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall) as...
