Anonymous

Where to Watch Anonymous (2011) (Legally)

Was Shakespeare a Fraud?
Oct 21, 2011 DE 130 min 12A
6.4 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
790 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (2011).

Expect a Drama, History, Thriller blend, with a runtime close to 130 minutes.

Top billed names include Jamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

anonymity, politics, poet, duringcreditsstinger, false history, 16th century, secrecy

Official trailer

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Plot

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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Main 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
Rafe Spall
as William Shakespeare
Edward Hogg
as Robert Cecil
Xavier Samuel
as Earl of Southampton
Sam Reid
as Earl of Essex