Released:
2011-10-21

Overview:
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.

Director:
Roland Emmerich

Runtime:
2h 10min

Genre:
Drama, History, Thriller

• 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