The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Jamie Campbell BowerYoung Earl of Oxford
Rhys IfansEdward de Vere
David ThewlisWilliam Cecil
Joely RichardsonPrincess Elizabeth Tudor
Vanessa RedgraveQueen Elizabeth I
Sebastian ArmestoBen Jonson
Rafe SpallWilliam Shakespeare
Edward HoggRobert Cecil
Xavier SamuelEarl of Southampton
Sam ReidEarl of Essex
Paolo De VitaFrancesco
Trystan GravelleChristopher MarloweExplore the crew
- Writer
- John Orloff
- Director
- Roland Emmerich
- Producer
- Robert Leger
- Director of Photography
- Anna Foerster
- Editor
- Peter R. Adam
- Producer
- Roland Emmerich
- Original Music Composer
- Harald Kloser
- Original Music Composer
- Thomas Wander
- Producer
- Larry Franco