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Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

Duration: 130 min
Release date: 2011-10-21
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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.

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Jamie Campbell Bower
Jamie Campbell Bower
as Young Earl of Oxford
Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans
as Edward de Vere
David Thewlis
David Thewlis
as William Cecil
Joely Richardson
Joely Richardson
as Princess Elizabeth Tudor
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
as Queen Elizabeth I
Sebastian Armesto
Sebastian Armesto
as Ben Jonson
Rafe Spall
Rafe Spall
as William Shakespeare
Edward Hogg
Edward Hogg
as Robert Cecil
Xavier Samuel
Xavier Samuel
as Earl of Southampton
Sam Reid
Sam Reid
as Earl of Essex
Paolo De Vita
Paolo De Vita
as Francesco
Trystan Gravelle
Trystan Gravelle
as Christopher Marlowe
Robert Emms
Robert Emms
as Thomas Dekker
Tony Way
Tony Way
as Thomas Nashe
Julian Bleach
Julian Bleach
as Captain Richard Pole
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
as Prologue
Alex Hassell
Alex Hassell
as Spencer
James Garnon
James Garnon
as John Heminge
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance
as Condell
Jasper Britton
Jasper Britton
as Pope
Ned Dennehy
Ned Dennehy
as Interrogator
John Keogh
John Keogh
as Philip Henslowe
Lloyd Hutchinson
Lloyd Hutchinson
as Richard Burbage
Vicky Krieps
Vicky Krieps
as Bessie Vavasour
Helen Baxendale
Helen Baxendale
as Anne De Vere
Paula Schramm
Paula Schramm
as Bridget De Vere
Amy Kwolek
Amy Kwolek
as Young Anne De Vere
Luke Thomas Taylor
Luke Thomas Taylor
as Boy Earl of Oxford
Isaiah Michalski
Isaiah Michalski
as Boy Robert Cecil
Timo Huber
Timo Huber
as Boy Earl of Southampton
Richard Durden
Richard Durden
as Archbishop
Shaun Lawton
Shaun Lawton
as Footman
Detlef Bothe
Detlef Bothe
as John De Vere
James Clyde
James Clyde
as King James I
Christian Sengewald
Christian Sengewald
as Cecil's Spy Servant
Jean-Loup Fourure
Jean-Loup Fourure
as Monsieur Beaulieu
Viktoria Gabrysch
Viktoria Gabrysch
as Buxom Lady
Axel Sichrovsky
Axel Sichrovsky
as Essex General
Katrin Pollitt
Katrin Pollitt
as Lady-in-Waiting
Patricia Grove
Patricia Grove
as Lady-in-Waiting
Laura Lo Zito
Laura Lo Zito
as Selling Maid
Gode Benedix
Gode Benedix
as Groundling
Nic Romm
Nic Romm
as Usher
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
as Bear Baiter
Patrick Diemling
Patrick Diemling
as Oxford's Servant
Patrick Heyn
Patrick Heyn
as Oxford's Doctor
Nino Sandow
Nino Sandow
as Stage Manager (New York)
Craig Salisbury
Craig Salisbury
as Dwarf / Puck
Rainer Guldener
Rainer Guldener
as Quince
Trystan Pütter
Trystan Pütter
as Bottom
André Kaczmarczyk
André Kaczmarczyk
as Titania
Jonas Hämmerle
Jonas Hämmerle
as Child Oberon
Mike Maas
Mike Maas
as Pole's Commander
Christian Leonard
Christian Leonard
as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Christian Banzhaf
Christian Banzhaf
as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Victoria Calero
Victoria Calero
as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Martin Engler
Martin Engler
as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Alfred Hartung
Alfred Hartung
as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Oliver Kube
Oliver Kube
as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Christian Ludwig
Christian Ludwig
as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Oliver Rickenbacher
Oliver Rickenbacher
as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Claudius von Stolzmann
Claudius von Stolzmann
as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Tjadke Biallowons
Tjadke Biallowons
as Dancer
Dafne-Maria Fielder
Dafne-Maria Fielder
as Dancer
Alexander Flache
Alexander Flache
as Dancer
Antonia Gerke
Antonia Gerke
as Dancer
Sophie Hichert
Sophie Hichert
as Dancer
Vera Kreyer
Vera Kreyer
as Dancer
Stefanie Lanius
Stefanie Lanius
as Dancer
Urban Luig
Urban Luig
as Dancer
Jasmin Mehling
Jasmin Mehling
as Dancer
Elisabeth Milarch
Elisabeth Milarch
as Dancer
Robert Munzinger
Robert Munzinger
as Dancer
Benjamin Plath
Benjamin Plath
as Dancer
Erik Studte
Erik Studte
as Dancer
Johann Hakob Wurster
Johann Hakob Wurster
as Dancer
Steffi Sattler
Steffi Sattler
as First Lady to King James I (uncredited)
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