Anonymous(2011)

Poster of Anonymous

Synopsis

Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, "Anonymous" speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Sigmund Freud, namely: who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature. "Anonymous" poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when scandalous political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles lusting for the power of the throne were brought to light in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.
Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, "Anonymous" speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Sigmund Freud, namely: who actually created …
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In Theaters

  • October 28, 2011

MPAA Rating

PG-13 (for some violence and sexual content)

Genres

Drama

Directors

CAST

Rhys Ifans

Edward de Vere

Vanessa Redgrave

Queen Elizabeth

Joely Richardson

Princess Elizabeth Tudor

David Thewlis

William Cecil

Xavier Samuel

Henry Wriothesley

Sebastian Armesto

Ben Jonson
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