Anonymous

(2011)

Synopsis

Aristocrat Edward de Vere writes politically controversial plays and uses drunken, illiterate, fame-hungry actor William Shakespeare as a front for his work. However, things get out of control when Shakespeare begins to blackmail de Vere.

Directors

Roland Emmerich

Production year

2011

Rating

PG-13

Studio

Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

Runtime

130 minutes

Cast

Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall, David Thewlis