Anonymous (2011 film)

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Anonymous (2011 film) is a historical thriller that dramatizes the theory that Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, was the true author of William Shakespeare’s plays.

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instanceOf film
historical thriller film
period drama film
budget approximately 30 million US dollars
cinematographer Anna J. Foerster
composer Harald Kloser
Thomas Wander
countryOfOrigin Germany
United Kingdom
United States
director Roland Emmerich
disputedBy Shakespeare scholars
distributor Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Releasing
editor Peter R. Adam
genre conspiracy film
historical thriller
political drama
hasWebsite https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/anonymous
mainSubject Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Shakespeare authorship question
narrativeFocus theory that Edward de Vere wrote Shakespeare's plays
originalLanguage English
portrays Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Queen Elizabeth I
William Shakespeare
producer Larry Franco
Robert Léger
Roland Emmerich
productionCompany Centropolis Entertainment
Studio Babelsberg
releaseDate 2011-09-11
releaseEvent 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
runtime 130 minutes
screenwriter John Orloff
setInPeriod Elizabethan era
Jacobean era
linked to: Stuart period
settingLocation London
linked to: London, England
stars David Thewlis
Edward Hogg
Jamie Campbell Bower
Joely Richardson
Rafe Spall
Rhys Ifans
Sebastian Armesto
Vanessa Redgrave
Xavier Samuel
theatricalReleaseDate 2011-10-28
timeSetting early 17th century
late 16th century

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Sam Reid notableWork Anonymous (2011 film)
Anonymous (2011 film) hasWebsite https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/anonymous
linked to: Anonymous (2011 film)
Joely Richardson notableWork Anonymous (2011 film)