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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.

Cast

Jamie Campbell Bower

Jamie Campbell Bower

as Young Earl of Oxford

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

as Edward de Vere

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

as William Cecil

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

as Princess Elizabeth Tudor

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

as Queen Elizabeth I

Sebastian Armesto

Sebastian Armesto

as Ben Jonson

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

as William Shakespeare

Edward Hogg

Edward Hogg

as Robert Cecil

Xavier Samuel

Xavier Samuel

as Earl of Southampton

Sam Reid

Sam Reid

as Earl of Essex

Reviews

Andres Gomez

Good entertaining fictional historic movie. Just don't try to chew on whether the history is true or not but enjoy the plot....

Filipe Manuel Neto

**A film that would be much better with less sudden flashbacks, fewer anachronisms and a more careful explanation of the theory it comes to present.** I've already written a lot here, and I've said it a few times, but it's worth saying again that, although I'm a historian and I like Shakespeare's...

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