Movie
Anonymous
Released: October 21, 2011 (2011)
Runtime: 130 minutes
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I
Age at release: 74
- David Thewlis as William Cecil
Age at release: 48
- Joely Richardson as Princess Elizabeth Tudor
Age at release: 46
- Rhys Ifans as Edward de Vere
Age at release: 44
- Edward Hogg as Robert Cecil
Age at release: 32
- Sebastian Armesto as Ben Jonson
Age at release: 29
- Rafe Spall as William Shakespeare
Age at release: 28
- Xavier Samuel as Earl of Southampton
Age at release: 27
- Sam Reid as Earl of Essex
Age at release: 24
- Jamie Campbell Bower as Young Earl of Oxford
Age at release: 22
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- Derek Jacobi as Prologue
Age at release: 72
- Mark Rylance as Condell
Age at release: 51
- Jasper Britton as Pope
Age at release: 48
- John Keogh as Philip Henslowe
Age at release: 48
- Julian Bleach as Captain Richard Pole
Age at release: 47
- Ned Dennehy as Interrogator
Age at release: 45
- Helen Baxendale as Anne De Vere
Age at release: 41
- Tony Way as Thomas Nashe
Age at release: 33
- Alex Hassell as Spencer
Age at release: 31
- Trystan Gravelle as Christopher Marlowe
Age at release: 30
- Vicky Krieps as Bessie Vavasour
Age at release: 28
- Robert Emms as Thomas Dekker
Age at release: 25
- Amy Kwolek as Young Anne De Vere
Age at release: 25
- Paula Schramm as Bridget De Vere
Age at release: 22
- Isaiah Michalski as Boy Robert Cecil
Age at release: 13
- Paolo De Vita as Francesco
Age at release: Unknown
- James Garnon as John Heminge
Age at release: Unknown
- Lloyd Hutchinson as Richard Burbage
Age at release: Unknown
- Luke Thomas Taylor as Boy Earl of Oxford
Age at release: Unknown
- Timo Huber as Boy Earl of Southampton
Age at release: Unknown