Anonymous 2011 · UK, Germany, USA · 130 minutes · PG-13 · Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations. period film Stars: Jamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis Director: Roland Emmerich Was Shakespeare a Fraud? The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her. Tags: writer's life, political unrest, crowned heads Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like Was Shakespeare a Fraud? The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her. Tags: writer's life, political unrest, crowned heads Watch Anonymous trailer Starring of Anonymous 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 Paolo De Vita as Francesco Trystan Gravelle as Christopher Marlowe Robert Emms as Thomas Dekker Tony Way as Thomas Nashe Julian Bleach as Captain Richard Pole Derek Jacobi as Prologue Alex Hassell as Spencer James Garnon as John Heminge Mark Rylance as Condell Jasper Britton as Pope Ned Dennehy as Interrogator John Keogh as Philip Henslowe Lloyd Hutchinson as Richard Burbage Vicky Krieps as Bessie Vavasour Helen Baxendale as Anne De Vere Paula Schramm as Bridget De Vere Amy Kwolek as Young Anne De Vere Luke Thomas Taylor as Boy Earl of Oxford Isaiah Michalski as Boy Robert Cecil Timo Huber as Boy Earl of Southampton Richard Durden as Archbishop Shaun Lawton as Footman Detlef Bothe as John De Vere James Clyde as King James I Christian Sengewald as Cecils Spy Servant Jean-Loup Fourure as Monsieur Beaulieu Victoria Gabrysch as Buxom Lady Axel Sichrovsky as Essex General Katrin Pollitt as Lady-in-Waiting Patricia Grove as Lady-in-Waiting Laura Lo Zito as Selling Maid Gode Benedix as Groundling Nic Romm as Usher Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Bear Baiter Patrick Diemling as Oxfords Servant Patrick Heyn as Oxfords Doctor Nino Sandow as Stage Manager (New York) Craig Salisbury as Dwarf Puck Rainer Guldener as Quince Trystan Pütter as Bottom André Kaczmarczyk as Titania Storyline of Anonymous 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. Genre: drama, thriller, history Theme: writer's life, political unrest, crowned heads Certification: Parents Strongly Cautioned - Ages 13+ Recommended Flag: sexual situations, violence MPA rating: PG-13 Award: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations. Budget: 30000000 Rating of Anonymous Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like 0 0 0 0 0 Reviews of Anonymous Write your review or comment