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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Drama / History / Thriller /  more » Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations  more » User Ratings: 6.8 (24,780 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.  more »

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Filmmakers: Roland Emmerich - Director / Producer, John Orloff - Writer, Larry Franco¹ - Producer, Robert Leger - Producer, Anna J. Foerster¹ - Cinematographer, Harald Kloser - Composer, Thomas Wander¹ - Composer, Sebastian Krawinkel¹ - Production Designer, Peter R. Adam - Editor  more »

Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)		STARmeter™
	Rhys Ifans ... Earl of Oxford	1,444
	Vanessa Redgrave ... Queen Elizabeth I	2,137
	Sebastian Armesto ... Ben Jonson	16,889
	Rafe Spall ... William Shakespeare	1,990
	David Thewlis ... William Cecil	1,889