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Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

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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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Budget

$30000000

Revenue

$15395087

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

21 October 2011

Country

Germany

Cast

Jamie Campbell Bower

Jamie Campbell Bower

Young Earl of Oxford

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Edward de Vere

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

William Cecil

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Queen Elizabeth I

Sebastian Armesto

Sebastian Armesto

Ben Jonson

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

William Shakespeare

Edward Hogg

Edward Hogg

Robert Cecil

Xavier Samuel

Xavier Samuel

Earl of Southampton

Sam Reid

Sam Reid

Earl of Essex

Paolo De Vita

Paolo De Vita

Francesco

Trystan Gravelle

Trystan Gravelle

Christopher Marlowe

Robert Emms

Robert Emms

Thomas Dekker

Tony Way

Tony Way

Thomas Nashe

Julian Bleach

Julian Bleach

Captain Richard Pole

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Prologue

Alex Hassell

Alex Hassell

Spencer

James Garnon

James Garnon

John Heminge

Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

Condell

Jasper Britton

Jasper Britton

Pope

Ned Dennehy

Ned Dennehy

Interrogator

John Keogh

John Keogh

Philip Henslowe

Lloyd Hutchinson

Lloyd Hutchinson

Richard Burbage

Vicky Krieps

Vicky Krieps

Bessie Vavasour

Helen Baxendale

Helen Baxendale

Anne De Vere

Paula Schramm

Paula Schramm

Bridget De Vere

Amy Kwolek

Amy Kwolek

Young Anne De Vere

Luke Thomas Taylor

Luke Thomas Taylor

Boy Earl of Oxford

Isaiah Michalski

Isaiah Michalski

Boy Robert Cecil

Timo Huber

Timo Huber

Boy Earl of Southampton

Richard Durden

Richard Durden

Archbishop

Shaun Lawton

Shaun Lawton

Footman

Detlef Bothe

Detlef Bothe

John De Vere

James Clyde

James Clyde

King James I

Christian Sengewald

Christian Sengewald

Cecil's Spy Servant

Jean-Loup Fourure

Jean-Loup Fourure

Monsieur Beaulieu

Viktoria Gabrysch

Viktoria Gabrysch

Buxom Lady

Axel Sichrovsky

Axel Sichrovsky

Essex General

Katrin Pollitt

Katrin Pollitt

Lady-in-Waiting

Patricia Grove

Patricia Grove

Lady-in-Waiting

Laura Lo Zito

Laura Lo Zito

Selling Maid

Gode Benedix

Gode Benedix

Groundling

Nic Romm

Nic Romm

Usher

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Bear Baiter

Patrick Diemling

Patrick Diemling

Oxford's Servant

Patrick Heyn

Patrick Heyn

Oxford's Doctor

Nino Sandow

Nino Sandow

Stage Manager (New York)

Craig Salisbury

Craig Salisbury

Dwarf / Puck

Rainer Guldener

Rainer Guldener

Quince

Trystan Pütter

Trystan Pütter

Bottom

André Kaczmarczyk

André Kaczmarczyk

Titania

Jonas Hämmerle

Jonas Hämmerle

Child Oberon

Mike Maas

Mike Maas

Pole's Commander

Christian Leonard

Christian Leonard

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Christian Banzhaf

Christian Banzhaf

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Victoria Calero

Victoria Calero

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Martin Engler

Martin Engler

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Alfred Hartung

Alfred Hartung

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Oliver Kube

Oliver Kube

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Christian Ludwig

Christian Ludwig

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Oliver Rickenbacher

Oliver Rickenbacher

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Claudius von Stolzmann

Claudius von Stolzmann

Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Tjadke Biallowons

Tjadke Biallowons

Dancer

Dafne-Maria Fielder

Dafne-Maria Fielder

Dancer

Alexander Flache

Alexander Flache

Dancer

Antonia Gerke

Antonia Gerke

Dancer

Sophie Hichert

Sophie Hichert

Dancer

Vera Kreyer

Vera Kreyer

Dancer

Stefanie Lanius

Stefanie Lanius

Dancer

Urban Luig

Urban Luig

Dancer

Jasmin Mehling

Jasmin Mehling

Dancer

Elisabeth Milarch

Elisabeth Milarch

Dancer

Robert Munzinger

Robert Munzinger

Dancer

Benjamin Plath

Benjamin Plath

Dancer

Erik Studte

Erik Studte

Dancer

Johann Hakob Wurster

Johann Hakob Wurster

Dancer

Steffi Sattler

Steffi Sattler

First Lady to King James I (uncredited)

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