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Was Shakespeare a Fraud?
2011 · 130 min · ★ 6.4 · 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.
Directed by Roland Emmerich · Written by John Orloff
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Jamie Campbell Bower Young Earl of Oxford -
Rhys Ifans Edward de Vere -
David Thewlis William Cecil -
Joely Richardson Princess Elizabeth Tudor -
Vanessa Redgrave Queen Elizabeth I -
Sebastian Armesto Ben Jonson -
Rafe Spall William Shakespeare -
Edward Hogg Robert Cecil -
Xavier Samuel Earl of Southampton -
Sam Reid Earl of Essex -
Paolo De Vita Francesco -
Trystan Gravelle Christopher Marlowe
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