Plot
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.
Cast
as Young Earl of Oxford
as Edward de Vere
as William Cecil
as Princess Elizabeth Tudor
as Queen Elizabeth I
as Ben Jonson
as William Shakespeare
as Robert Cecil
as Earl of Southampton
as Earl of Essex
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Reviews
Good entertaining fictional historic movie. Just don't try to chew on whether the history is true or not but enjoy the plot.
**A film that would be much better with less sudden flashbacks, fewer anachronisms and a more careful explanation of the theory it comes to present.** I've already written a lot here, and I've said it a few times, but it's worth saying again that, although I'm a historian and I like Shakespeare's work, I'm not a native English speaker (I'm Portuguese and I speak the language of my country) nor…