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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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Anonymous Cast

Name Character
David Thewlis He was 48, now 61 years old as William Cecil
Rafe Spall He was 28, now 41 years old as William Shakespeare
Vanessa Redgrave She was 74, now 87 years old as Queen Elizabeth I
Joely Richardson She was 46, now 59 years old as Princess Elizabeth Tudor
André Kaczmarczyk He was 25, now 38 years old as Titania
Helen Baxendale She was 41, now 53 years old as Anne De Vere
Ned Dennehy He was 54, now 67 years old as Interrogator
Mark Rylance He was 51, now 64 years old as Condell
Edward Hogg He was 32, now 45 years old as Robert Cecil
Derek Jacobi He was 73, now 85 years old as Prologue
Rhys Ifans He was 43, now 55 years old as Edward de Vere
Mike Maas He was 42, now 54 years old as Pole's Commander
John Keogh He was 271, 77 years old when he died as Philip Henslowe
Vicky Krieps She was 28, now 40 years old as Bessie Vavasour
Tony Way He was 33, now 45 years old as Thomas Nashe
Gode Benedix He was 49, now 62 years old as Groundling
Alex Hassell He was 31, now 43 years old as Spencer
Patrick Heyn He was 40, now 53 years old as Oxford's Doctor
Paula Schramm She was 22, now 34 years old as Bridget De Vere
Katrin Pollitt She was 44, now 57 years old as Lady-in-Waiting
Paolo De Vita He was 54, now 66 years old as Francesco
Xavier Samuel He was 27, now 40 years old as Earl of Southampton
Steffi Sattler as First Lady to King James I (uncredited)
Jamie Campbell Bower He was 22, now 35 years old as Young Earl of Oxford
Jonas Hämmerle He was 13, now 26 years old as Child Oberon
Rainer Guldener He was 55, now 68 years old as Quince
Jasper Britton He was 48, now 61 years old as Pope
Christian Sengewald He was 34, now 47 years old as Cecil's Spy Servant
Sam Reid He was 24, now 37 years old as Earl of Essex
Patrick Diemling He was 28, now 41 years old as Oxford's Servant
Richard Durden He was 68, now 80 years old as Archbishop
Robert Emms He was 25, now 37 years old as Thomas Dekker
Detlef Bothe He was 53, now 66 years old as John De Vere
Henry Lloyd-Hughes He was 25, now 37 years old as Bear Baiter
Julian Bleach He was 47, now 60 years old as Captain Richard Pole
Nic Romm He was 37, now 50 years old as Usher
Sebastian Armesto He was 29, now 41 years old as Ben Jonson
Shaun Lawton He was 70, now 83 years old as Footman
Nino Sandow He was 50, now 63 years old as Stage Manager (New York)
Claudius von Stolzmann He was 30, now 43 years old as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Trystan Gravelle He was 30, now 43 years old as Christopher Marlowe
Christian Leonard He was 49, now 62 years old as Stage Player: Shakespeare Company

Anonymous Crew

Name Department
Harald Kloser as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (now 67) years old Sound
Lisy Christl as Costume Design. She was 47 (now 59) years old Costume & Make-Up
Thomas Wanker as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (now 50) years old Sound
Henning Molfenter as Co-Producer. He was 44 (now 57) years old Production
Charlie Woebcken as Co-Producer. Production
Leo Davis as Casting. Production
John Orloff as Executive Producer. He was 11 (now 24) years old Production
John Orloff as Writer. He was 11 (now 24) years old Writing
Volker Engel as Executive Producer. He was 46 (now 59) years old Production
Stephan O. Gessler as Supervising Art Director. Art
Simon-Julien Boucherie as Set Decoration. Art
Marcus Loges as Line Producer. Production
Miki Emmrich as Unit Production Manager. Production
Larry J. Franco as Producer. He was 62 (now 74) years old Production
Peter R. Adam as Editor. He was 54 (now 66) years old Editing
Anna Foerster as Director of Photography. She was 40 (now 53) years old Camera
Marc Weigert as Executive Producer. He was 41 (now 53) years old Production
Sabine Engelberg as Art Direction. Art
Christoph Fisser as Co-Producer. He was 51 (now 64) years old Production
Kirstin Winkler as Co-Producer. Production
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Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

  • Release day: Friday, October 21, 2011
  • Runtime: 130 minutes
  • Budget: 30000000.00
  • Revenue: 15395087.00