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Anonymous (I) (2011)
6.8
Ratings: 6.8/10 from 14,125 users
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Reviews: 100 user | 228 critic | 43 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Roland EmmerichWriter:John Orloff |
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Thomas Dekker
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Thomas Nashe
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Julian Bleach | ... |
Captain Richard Pole
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Storyline
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A series of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. Written by Anonymous
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Was Shakespeare a Fraud?Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, GermanyBox Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,012,768 (USA) (30 October 2011) (265 Screens)Gross:
$4,463,292 (USA) (11 December 2011)Company Credits
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John Orloff wrote the script back in 1998, but the project never took off at that time because of the release of the other Shakespeare-related film, Shakespeare in Love. The project was then restarted back in 2005, when Roland Emmerich saw the script, but it only got the go ahead in early 2010 after additional research and revision. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: In the movie, Ben Jonson is called the son of a glass maker. In fact, Jonson's father, who died a month before Jonson was born, was a clergyman, and his stepfather was a bricklayer. See more »Quotes
Ben Jonson: You are the soul of the age... Undeniable perfection that plagued my soul.See more »
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