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Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds ranging from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens to Henry James and Sigmund Freud, namely: who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature. Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.
Original Release
10/21/2011
US Release
10/28/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Rhys Ifans | Earl of Oxford / Edward de Vere |
Vanessa Redgrave | Queen Elizabeth I |
Sebastian Armesto | Ben Jonson |
Rafe Spall | William Shakespeare |
David Thewlis | William Cecil |
Edward Hogg | Robert Cecil |
Xavier Samuel | Earl of Southampton |
Sam Reid | Earl of Essex |
Jamie Campbell Bower | Young Earl of Oxford |
Joely Richardson | Young Queen Elizabeth I / Princess Elizabeth Tudor |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rhys Ifans | Earl of Oxford / Edward de Vere |
Vanessa Redgrave | Queen Elizabeth I |
Sebastian Armesto | Ben Jonson |
Rafe Spall | William Shakespeare |
David Thewlis | William Cecil |
Edward Hogg | Robert Cecil |
Xavier Samuel | Earl of Southampton |
Sam Reid | Earl of Essex |
Jamie Campbell Bower | Young Earl of Oxford |
Joely Richardson | Young Queen Elizabeth I / Princess Elizabeth Tudor |
Paolo De Vita | Francesco |
Trystan Gravelle | Christopher Marlowe |
Robert Emms | Thomas Dekker |
Tony Way | Thomas Nashe |
Julian Bleach | Captain Richard Pole |
Derek Jacobi | Prologue |
Alex Hassell | Spencer |
James Garnon | Heminge / John Heminge |
Mark Rylance | Condell |
Jasper Britton | Pope |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Orloff | Executive Producer |
Volker Engel | Executive Producer |
Marc Weigert | Executive Producer |
Roland Emmerich | Producer |
Christoph Fisser | Producer |
Larry Franco | Producer |
Robert Leger | Producer |
Marcus Loges | Producer |
Henning Molfenter | Producer |
Kirstin Winkler | Producer |
Charlie Woebcken | Producer |
Larry J. Franco | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Clips
Behind the Scenes
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2012 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Costume Design | Nominated |