Story Line
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.
“Was Shakespeare a Fraud?”
Top 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
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Rating
6.4/ 10
Release Date
2011-10-21
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
DramaHistoryThriller
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User Reviews (2)
Andres Gomez
8/10
•10/6/2013Good entertaining fictional historic movie. Just don't try to chew on whether the history is true or not but enjoy the plot.
Filipe Manuel Neto
7/10
•2/16/2023**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.**
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