Anonymous (2011)

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Was Shakespeare a Fraud?

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.

• Released: 2011-10-21
• Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 10m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 814 votes

Directed by Roland Emmerich.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Anonymous

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
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• Australia: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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