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.
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| Rhys Ifans | ... |
Earl of Oxford
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| Vanessa Redgrave | ... |
Queen Elizabeth I
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| Sebastian Armesto | ... |
Ben Jonson
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| Rafe Spall | ... |
William Shakespeare
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| David Thewlis | ... |
William Cecil
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| Edward Hogg | ... |
Robert Cecil
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| Xavier Samuel | ... |
Earl of Southampton
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| Sam Reid | ... |
Earl of Essex
(as Sebastian Reid)
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| Jamie Campbell Bower | ... |
Young Earl of Oxford
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| Joely Richardson | ... |
Young Queen Elizabeth I
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Paolo De Vita | ... |
Francesco
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| Trystan Gravelle | ... |
Christopher Marlowe
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| Robert Emms | ... |
Thomas Dekker
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| Tony Way | ... |
Thomas Nashe
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| Julian Bleach | ... |
Captain Richard Pole
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| Derek Jacobi | ... |
Prologue
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| Alex Hassell | ... |
Spencer
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James Garnon | ... |
Heminge
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| Mark Rylance | ... |
Condell
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Jasper Britton | ... |
Pope
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Michael Brown | ... |
Sly
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| Ned Dennehy | ... |
Interrogator
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| John Keogh | ... |
Philip Henslowe
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| Lloyd Hutchinson | ... |
Richard Burbage
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| Vicky Krieps | ... |
Bessie Vavasour
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| Helen Baxendale | ... |
Anne De Vere
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| Paula Schramm | ... |
Bridget De Vere
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Amy Kwolek | ... |
Young Anne De Vere
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| Luke Thomas Taylor | ... |
Boy Earl of Oxford
(as Luke Taylor)
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| Isaiah Michalski | ... |
Boy Robert Cecil
(as Isaiah Michalsky)
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Timo Huber | ... |
Boy Earl of Southampton
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| Richard Durden | ... |
Archbishop
(as Richard Durdan)
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Shaun Lawton | ... |
Footman
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| Detlef Bothe | ... |
John De Vere
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| James Clyde | ... |
King James I
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Christian Sengewald | ... |
Cecil's Spy Servant
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Jean-Loup Fourure | ... |
Monsieur Beaulieu
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Victoria Gabrysch | ... |
Buxom Lady
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Axel Sichrovsky | ... |
Essex General
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Katrin Pollitt | ... |
Lady-in-Waiting
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Patricia Grove | ... |
Lady-in-Waiting
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Laura Lo Zito | ... |
Selling Maid
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Gode Benedix | ... |
Groundling
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Nic Romm | ... |
Usher
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| Henry Lloyd-Hughes | ... |
Bear Baiter
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Patrick Diemling | ... |
Oxford's Servant
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Patrick Heyn | ... |
Oxford's Doctor
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Nino Sandow | ... |
Stage Manager (New York)
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| Craig Salisbury | ... |
Dwarf / Puck
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Rainer Guldener | ... |
Quince
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| Trystan Pütter | ... |
Bottom
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André Kaczmarczyk | ... |
Titania
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| Jonas Hämmerle | ... |
Child Oberon
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Leonard Kinzinger | ... |
Child Titania
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Mike Maas | ... |
Pole's Commander
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Christian Leonard | ... |
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
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Christian Banzhaf | ... |
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
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| Victor Calero | ... |
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
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Martin Engler | ... |
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
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Alfred Hartung | ... |
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
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Oliver Kube | ... |
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
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Christian Ludwig | ... |
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
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Oliver Rickenbacher | ... |
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
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Claudius von Stolzmann | ... |
Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
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Tjadke Biallowons | ... |
Dancer
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Dafne-Maria Fielder | ... |
Dancer
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Alexander Flache | ... |
Dancer
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Antonia Gerke | ... |
Dancer
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Sophie Hichert | ... |
Dancer
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Lukas Hötzel | ... |
Dancer
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Johannes Keusch | ... |
Dancer
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Vera Kreyer | ... |
Dancer
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Stefanie Lanius | ... |
Dancer
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Urban Luig | ... |
Dancer
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| Jasmin Mehling | ... |
Dancer
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Elisabeth Milarch | ... |
Dancer
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Robert Munzinger | ... |
Dancer
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Benjamin Plath | ... |
Dancer
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Erik Studte | ... |
Dancer
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Johann Hakob Wurster | ... |
Dancer
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| Joachim Paul Assböck | ... |
Prison Guard (uncredited)
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Carsten Berger | ... |
Lord of Court (uncredited)
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| Oliver Bigalke | ... |
Essex Assassin (uncredited)
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Ulrike Brandt | ... |
Robert Cecil's Wife (uncredited)
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Andreas Frakowiak | ... |
Nobleman with Feathered Hat (uncredited)
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Claudia Funke | ... |
Young Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
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| Ian Hansen | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Hendrik Maaß | ... |
Young Lord Of Court (uncredited)
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Dennis Oestreich | ... |
Angry Young Man in Theatre (uncredited)
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Gesche Picolin | ... |
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
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| Michael S. Ruscheinsky | ... |
Elizabeth's Personal Guard (uncredited)
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| Steffi Sattler | ... |
First Lady to King James I (uncredited)
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| Alexandra Surer | ... |
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
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| Tom Wlaschiha | ... |
Captain of the Guard (uncredited)
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Alexander Yassin | ... |
Javanese Nobleman (uncredited)
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Martina Ysker | ... |
Young Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Roland Emmerich | ||
Written by
| John Orloff | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Roland Emmerich | ... | producer |
| Volker Engel | ... | executive producer |
| Christoph Fisser | ... | co-producer |
| Larry Franco | ... | producer |
| Robert Leger | ... | producer |
| Marcus Loges | ... | line producer |
| Henning Molfenter | ... | co-producer |
| John Orloff | ... | executive producer |
| Marc Weigert | ... | executive producer |
| Kirstin Winkler | ... | co-producer |
| Charlie Woebcken | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Harald Kloser | ||
| Thomas Wanker | ... | (as Thomas Wander) |
Cinematography by
| Anna Foerster | ... | director of photography (as Anna J. Foerster) |
Editing by
| Peter R. Adam | ||
Editorial Department
| Timo Andert | ... | digital intermediate technician |
| Luise Brinkmann | ... | dailies assistant |
| Eddie Handschak | ... | digital intermediate technician |
| Arne Hastedt | ... | digital intermediate engineer |
| Florian Martin | ... | digital colorist (as Florian Utsi Martin) |
| Christoph Strothjohann | ... | additional editor |
| Michael Timmers | ... | assistant editor |
| Andrea Voggenauer | ... | negative cutter (as Andrea Vogenauer) |
| Jeff Yaworski | ... | qc coordinator (as Jeffrey Yaworski) |
| Gilbert Carreras | ... | color timer (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Leo Davis | ||
| Lissy Holm | ||
Production Design by
| Sebastian T. Krawinkel | ... | (as Sebastian Krawinkel) |
Art Direction by
| Sabine Engelberg | ||
| Kim Frederiksen | ||
| Stephan O. Gessler | ... | supervising art director (as Stephan Gessler) |
| Stefan Speth | ||
| Bryce Tibbey | ||
Set Decoration by
| Simon-Julien Boucherie | ... | (as Simon Boucherie) |
Costume Design by
| Lisy Christl | ||
Makeup Department
| Anna Sophie Evenkamp | ... | hair stylist (as Anna Evenkamp) / makeup artist (as Anna Evenkamp) |
| Julia Lechner | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Heike Merker | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
| Björn Rehbein | ... | makeup designer |
| Helmut Rühl | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Sabine Schumann | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Daniela Skala | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Christiane Weber | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Julia Böhm | ... | additional makeup/hair (uncredited) |
| Richard Glass | ... | contact lens optician (uncredited) |
| Fay Hatzius | ... | makeup artist: dailies (uncredited) |
| Dana Kalder | ... | makeup daily (uncredited) |
| Jan Kempkens-Odemski | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Elena Schmerberg-Dávila | ... | makeup trainee (uncredited) |
| Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore | ... | contact lens coordinator (uncredited) |
| Emilia Seifert | ... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Matthew Smith | ... | prosthetic makeup designer: Vannesa Redgrave (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Christopher Berg | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Miki Emmrich | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Christopher Doll | ... | first assistant director |
| Tanja Däberitz | ... | second assistant director |
| Tamara Harvey | ... | director: theatre scenes |
| Lisa Hauss | ... | additional second assistant director |
| Janina Hüttenrauch | ... | third assistant director (as Janina Huettenrauch) |
| Christopher Poth | ... | third assistant director |
| Ronny Schröder | ... | additional second assistant director / second second assistant director: crowd |
| Tobias Asam | ... | additional assistant director: crowd (uncredited) |
| Mara Fiedler | ... | additional assistant director: crowd (uncredited) |
| Ellie Kemps | ... | assistant director: theatre scenes (uncredited) |
| Tommy Kreiselmaier | ... | additional assistant director: crowd (uncredited) |
| Corinne Le Hong | ... | second assistant director: crowd (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Pablo Alza | ... | hod painter |
| Christoph Baumstieger | ... | stand-by carpenter |
| Robert Blasi | ... | art department coordinator |
| André Brüggemann | ... | assistant construction manager (as Andre Brueggemann) |
| Michael Düwel | ... | managing director: art department studio babelsberg |
| Klaus Eckmann | ... | senior set dresser |
| Enzo Enzel | ... | stand-by painter |
| Kadi Fast | ... | set decoration head painter |
| Michael Fechner | ... | property master |
| Marc Fielk | ... | assistant set decorator (as Mark Fielk) |
| Lisa Folkens | ... | set decoration department coordinator |
| Alexander Frühbrodt | ... | junior set dresser |
| Dierk Grahlow | ... | construction manager |
| Matthias Haase | ... | assistant property master |
| Sebastian Hanusch | ... | stand-by props |
| Markus Hasler | ... | set decoration foreman |
| Jan Jericho | ... | graphic artist |
| Oliver Kuhlmann | ... | stand-by props |
| Christoph Lanksch | ... | leadman |
| Nadin Meyer | ... | construction coordinator |
| Sascha Strutz | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Ilona Vovchyk | ... | set dcors: theatre plays |
| Patrick Wiethoff | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Reiner Behrends | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Katharina Boehm | ... | art department assistant (uncredited) / theatre prop maker (uncredited) |
| Ron Büttner | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Ralf Churfürst | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| James Cowley | ... | set/prop maker - Globe theatre (uncredited) |
| Holger Delfs | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Axel Eichhorst | ... | conceptual artist (uncredited) / storyboard artist (uncredited) |
| Gizem Ersavas | ... | art department assistant (uncredited) |
| Ulrike Eversmeier | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Alexander Frühbrodt | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Roland Grasse | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Brita Hofmann | ... | supervising plasterer (uncredited) |
| Jennie Konrad | ... | art department assistant (uncredited) |
| Oliver Kujas | ... | assistant art department coordinator (uncredited) |
| Alexander Liebenthron | ... | property buyer (uncredited) |
| Robert Makolies | ... | head of department sculptor (uncredited) / sculptor (uncredited) |
| Angel Pedro Martinez | ... | theater sets and props (uncredited) |
| Michael Meier | ... | concept artist (uncredited) |
| Nadin Meyer | ... | construction secretary (uncredited) |
| Gunter Müller | ... | construction secretary (uncredited) |
| Anni Nagel | ... | prop maker (uncredited) |
| Tarnia Nicol | ... | draftsperson (uncredited) |
| Fumiari Ogawa | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Palmer | ... | prop maker (uncredited) |
| Stephanie Rass | ... | draftsperson (uncredited) |
| Harry Rischmüller | ... | property master: outdoor (uncredited) |
| Julia Roeske | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Cindy Schnitter | ... | art department assistant (uncredited) |
| Tobias Schroeter | ... | theatre sculptor (uncredited) |
| Sandra Zimmerle | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Manfred Banach | ... | sound mixer |
| Hubert Bartholomae | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Rodney Berling | ... | adr editor |
| Friedrich M. Dosch | ... | sound effects editor (as Fritz Dosch) |
| Pit Kuhlmann | ... | dialogue editor |
| Simon Price | ... | supervising adr editor |
| Andreas Schneider | ... | foley artist (as Andi Schneider) |
| Dirk Schäfer | ... | boom operator |
| Philipp Sellier | ... | foley editor / sound effects editor |
| Jason Stevens | ... | sound negative |
| Paul Stula | ... | epk sound mixer |
| Christoph von Schönburg | ... | sound effects editor |
| Sinéad Brady | ... | sound assistant (uncredited) |
| Simon Diggins | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Robert Edwards | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Michael Karl Huber | ... | audio delivery coordinator (uncredited) |
| Dean Jones | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Paul N.J. Ottosson | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Andy Stallabrass | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Philip Young | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Rolf Hanke | ... | special effects foreman |
| Till Hertrich | ... | special effects foreman |
| Uwe Lehmann | ... | special effects |
| Gerd Nefzer | ... | special effects supervisor (as Gerd Feuchter) |
| Gonzalo Outeda Giménez | ... | special effects senior technician (as Gonzalo Outeda) |
| Marcus Preussing | ... | special effects technician (as Marcus Schmidt) |
| Nils Bleeck | ... | special effects senior technician: daily (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Higler | ... | special effects foreman (uncredited) |
| Monty Ploch | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Claudius Rauch | ... | special effects senior technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Alp Altiner | ... | matte painter: Unchartered Territory |
| Sandra Balej | ... | compositor: Unchartered Territory |
| Martin Bohm | ... | modeler/texture painter: Unchartered Territory |
| Rene Borst | ... | lead matte painter: Unchartered Territory |
| Jon R. Brown | ... | data wrangler: Unchrtered Territory (as Jon Brown) |
| Andre Cantarel | ... | lighting lead: Unchartered Territory (as André Cantarel) / modeling lead: Unchartered Territory (as André Cantarel) |
| Irfan Celik | ... | lighting technical director: Unchartered Territory |
| Gregory Chalenko | ... | compositing technical director: Uncharted Territory / compositor: Uncharted Territory |
| Eric D. Christensen | ... | visual effects producer: RotoFactory |
| Timm Dapper | ... | massive technical director: Unchartered Territory |
| Jakob Degen | ... | visual effects production assistant: Unchartered Territory |
| Ante Dekovic | ... | compositor: Unchartered Territory / visual effects data wrangler / visual effects set assistant |
| Carsten Engel | ... | visual effects marine researcher: Unchartered Territory |
| Volker Engel | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Brian Fisher | ... | sequence lead: Unhartered Territory |
| Robert Freitag | ... | lighting technical director: Unchartered Territory |
| Tom Freitag | ... | lighting technical director: Unchartered Territory |
| Jack Shahram Ghoulian | ... | senior IT manager: Uncharted Territory (as Jack Ghoulian) |
| Philip Hartmann | ... | modeler/texture painter: Unchartered Territory |
| Ulrik Schou Jørgensen | ... | programmer: Unchartered Territory |
| Oliver Kirchhoff | ... | matchmove technical director |
| Wing Kwok | ... | compositor: Unchartered Territory |
| Daniel König | ... | programmer: Unchartered Territory |
| Thomas Lautenbach | ... | compositor: Unchartered Territory |
| Guido Medert | ... | visual effects coordinator: Unchartered Territory |
| Tilo Meisel | ... | IT Manager: Unchartered Territory |
| Conrad Murrey | ... | animation lead: Unchartered Territory |
| Knuth Möde | ... | senior texture artist: Unchartered Territory |
| Christine Neumann | ... | modeler: Unchartered Territory (as Christine Toni Neumann) |
| Hannes Poser | ... | lighting technical director: Unchartered Territory |
| Dieter Primig | ... | visual effects project management assistant: Unchartered Territory |
| Katharina Salinger | ... | visual effects project manager: Unchartered Territory (as Katharina Koepke) |
| Sebastian Schütt | ... | compositor: Unchartered Territory |
| Julia Smola | ... | compositor: Unchartered Territory |
| Ryan T. Smolarek | ... | compositing lead: Unchartered Territory (as Ryan Smolarek) |
| Rony Soussan | ... | compositing supervisor: Unchartered Territory |
| Greg Strasz | ... | visual effects art director: Unchartered Territory |
| Denis Trutanic | ... | senior matchmove technical director: Unchartered Territory |
| Pieter Van Houte | ... | senior compositor: Uncharted Territory |
| Caroline Weidenhiller | ... | compositor: Unchartered Territory |
| Marc Weigert | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Stacey Weigert | ... | visual effects production manager: Uncharted Territory |
| Robert Zeltsch | ... | compositing technical director: Unchartered Territory |
| Gereon Zwosta | ... | lighting technical director: Unchartered Territory |
| Patrick Wolf | ... | lead pipeline developer: pre-production (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Mattias Bark | ... | stunts (as Mathias Bark) |
| Daniel Bohn | ... | stunts |
| Matthias Fach | ... | stunts |
| Sascha Girndt | ... | stunt performer |
| Matthias Günther | ... | stunts (as Matthias Guenther) |
| Mathias Hoffmann | ... | stunts |
| Zoltán Ignácz | ... | stunts |
| Tomas Jester | ... | stunts (as Thomas Jester) |
| Katja Kerstin Köhler | ... | stunts |
| Jockel Neubauer | ... | stunts |
| Thorsten Pabst | ... | stunts |
| Moritz Prochnow | ... | stunts |
| Uli Richter | ... | stunts |
| Georg Armin Sauer | ... | assistant stunt coordinator (as Armin Sauer) |
| Karsten Schmidt | ... | stunts |
| Mike Schramm | ... | stunts |
| Zsolt Sera | ... | stunts |
| Levente Tamási | ... | stunts (as Levente Tamasi) |
| Steve Thiede | ... | stunts |
| László Ujvári | ... | stunts (as Laszlo Ujvari) |
| Rainer Werner | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Menyhért René Balog-Dutombé | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Sandor Bertalan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Balázs Farkas | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
| Kinga Gavalda | ... | riding double: Joely Richardson (uncredited) |
| Udo Harnach | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Florian Hotz | ... | stunt player (uncredited) |
| Péter Katona | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| István Kiss | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
| Alrik Kreemke | ... | stunt player (uncredited) |
| László Kósa | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Martin Lederer | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Akos Lenkei | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Zsolt Viktor Magyari | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Andreas Mintert | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Ferenc Novinecz | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| René Schobeß | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| György Ulrik | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Timo Andert | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Reiner Bajo | ... | still photographer |
| Robert Bartz | ... | electrician |
| Dieter Bähr | ... | key grip |
| Birgit Dierken | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Johnny Feurer | ... | first assistant camera b-camera |
| Mira Hamza | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Dietmar Haupt | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Carmen Hearne | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Peter Kramer | ... | senior electrician |
| Björn Körner | ... | electrician (as Björn Koerner) |
| Sebastian Mayer | ... | grip |
| Sebastian Meuschel | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Roland Patzelt | ... | best boy electric |
| Philip Peschlow | ... | camera operator: "c" camera |
| Hinrich Peters | ... | lighting technician |
| Ilko Petkow | ... | dolly grip |
| Cristian Pirjol | ... | camera trainee |
| Marek Radolf | ... | balloon lights operator |
| Thibault Roginas | ... | balloon lights operator |
| Christian Scheibe | ... | best boy grip |
| Albrecht Silberberger | ... | gaffer |
| Georg Simmendinger | ... | electrician |
| Mike Stiebing | ... | digital imaging technician assistant |
| Vladimir Subotic | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Alexander von Wasielewski | ... | first assistant camera: "c" camera |
| Mike Wächter | ... | dimmer board operator |
| Alex Zeihn | ... | electrician (as Alexander Zeihn) |
| Isabelle Arnold | ... | camera operator: additional (uncredited) |
| Yoshua Berkowitz | ... | camera technical support (uncredited) |
| James Eggleton | ... | digital lab supervisor (uncredited) |
| Christoph Hoffsten | ... | alexa support and techinical supervision (uncredited) |
| Martin Mecko | ... | qtake operator (uncredited) |
| David Sinfield | ... | gaffer: UK (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Smiles | ... | red camera supervisor (uncredited) |
| Martin Smith | ... | gaffer: re-shoots (uncredited) |
| Vladimir Subotic | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
| Thomas Thiele | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Abigail Barbier | ... | adr voice casting |
| Simone Bär | ... | additional casting: Germany (as Simone Baer) |
| Louis Elman | ... | adr voice casting |
| Anton Kaiser | ... | extras casting (as Anton Ludwig) |
| Johanna Ragwitz | ... | extras casting |
| April Webster | ... | casting consultant: USA |
| Sebastian Alten | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Salvadore Brandt | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Jessika Eisenkolb | ... | casting: children (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Daniela Backes | ... | costumer |
| Dietke Brandt | ... | costumer |
| Simon Brindle | ... | principal costume armours: UK |
| Sjølander Embroidery | ... | embroidery (as Thomas Sjolander) |
| Brigitta Fink | ... | costume supervisor (as Brigitte Fink) |
| Petra Gärstke | ... | costumer |
| Marie Heitzinger | ... | Breakdown Supervisor (HoD) / Textile Artist |
| Marie Hertzinger | ... | ager/dyer: theatre costumes |
| Nicky Jones | ... | senior costume armourer |
| Ramona Klinikowski | ... | costumer |
| Gregory Nelson | ... | costumer |
| Susanne Niedergall | ... | costume design assistant |
| Natalia Riede | ... | costumer |
| Sonia Inés Rocha | ... | costumer (as Sonia Rocha) |
| Martina Steiner | ... | costumer |
| Almut Stier | ... | costume coordinator |
| Jana Witte | ... | costume trainee |
| Urs Dierker | ... | additional costumer (uncredited) |
| Gabriele Keuneke | ... | tailor (uncredited) |
| Linda Lashley | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
| Jenny Lorenz | ... | additional costumer (uncredited) |
| Lisa Spengler | ... | wardrobe daily (uncredited) |
| Susanne Stroh | ... | wardrobe daily (uncredited) |
| Raymond Widdowson | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Piers Dunn | ... | location consultant: UK (uncredited) |
| Giles Edleston | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
| Nick Oliver | ... | assistant location manager: uk (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg | ... | musicians |
| Klaus-Peter Beyer | ... | orchestra contractor |
| James Seymour Brett | ... | conductor (as James Brett) / orchestrator (as James Brett) |
| Falko Duczmal | ... | pro tools operator |
| Dave Eggar | ... | musician: cello |
| Vic Fraser | ... | music preparation: Heiko Music |
| Adam Langston | ... | orchestrator |
| Matthias Loibner | ... | musician: hurdy gurdy (as Matthais Loibner) |
| Ana Maria Lombo | ... | musician: solo vocalist |
| Michael Schubert | ... | score mixer / scoring engineer |
| Marcus Trumpp | ... | composer: additional music / orchestrator |
| Claire van Kampen | ... | composer: original period music |
| Lothar Bellutta | ... | music: additional editing (uncredited) / music: vocal recordist (uncredited) |
| Fernand Bos | ... | music consultant (uncredited) |
| Tilo M. Heinrich | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Steve Parr | ... | music recording engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Gabriella Gobber | ... | script supervisor |
| Silke Engelhardt | ... | additional script supervisor (uncredited) |
| Ayuko Koresawa | ... | script supervisor: splinter unit (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Florian Haeger | ... | transportation captain |
| Axel Hübner | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Martin Kuschan | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Marcel Ahrens | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Antonio Allocca | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Axel Kirst | ... | production driver (uncredited) |
| Matthias Langwich | ... | production driver (uncredited) |
| Tim Lemke | ... | property driver (uncredited) |
| Jan Luo | ... | driver: cast (uncredited) |
| Alexander Müller-Lenhartz | ... | driver: cast (uncredited) |
| Knuth Sorgers | ... | production driver (uncredited) |
| Steve Wilks | ... | driver: cast (uncredited) |
| Alexander Wunderling | ... | production driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Matthias Brauner | ... | title designer |
| Bettina Brenner | ... | assistant accountant |
| Kyle Brosius | ... | trailer titles |
| Sandor Czirjak | ... | horse master |
| Christina Degenhardt | ... | production assistant |
| Samantha Lyn Dickinson | ... | post production assistant (as Samantha Schwartz) |
| Kathryn Donovan | ... | unit publicist |
| Gabriela Dumitrescu | ... | choreographer |
| Doris Edwards | ... | production coordinator |
| Gisela Emberger | ... | stage manager |
| Katrin Ewerlin | ... | production assistant |
| Susanne Fischer | ... | production coordinator |
| Anne C. Ford | ... | production accountant (as Anne Ford) |
| Sabina Friedland | ... | assistant: Mr. Franco |
| Brendan Gunn | ... | dialect coach |
| Katja Hoerstmann | ... | Business Affairs: Studio Babelsberg |
| Sven Jorden | ... | assistant set manager |
| Jessie Kerry | ... | production assistant |
| Suza Kohlstedt | ... | production assistant |
| Lutz Lemke | ... | title designer |
| Mario Lindner | ... | assistant accountant |
| Adam-Victor Linkowski | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Jerome Lippelt | ... | assistant stage manager |
| Paul Meyer-Gerlt | ... | production accountant |
| Marcella Ochoa | ... | assistant: Composer Harald Kloser |
| Rickie-Lee Roberts | ... | production assistant |
| Sibylle Schuster | ... | production assistant |
| Johannes Schwerdt | ... | assistant accountant |
| Marco Shepherd | ... | assistant: Mr. Emmerich (as Marco Antonio Shepherd) |
| Roman Spacil | ... | armorer: swords |
| Eva Von Malotky | ... | assistant: Mr. Emmerich |
| Laura Wilson | ... | consultant |
| Lisa Wilson | ... | consultant |
| Paul Wolf | ... | assistant stage manager |
| Christian Wöltche | ... | assistant accountant |
| Yves Albiez | ... | travel coordinator (uncredited) |
| Dennis Becker | ... | caretaker: extras (uncredited) |
| Tim Bentinck | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
| Alex Boden | ... | researcher: UK (uncredited) |
| Matthew Brown | ... | caretaker: extras (uncredited) |
| Gero Brugmann | ... | legal counsel: for Studio Babelsberg (uncredited) |
| Florentin Camerer | ... | caretaker: extras (uncredited) |
| Max Conradt | ... | caretaker: extras (uncredited) |
| Timo Dobbert | ... | assistant production accountant (uncredited) |
| Jan Filkorn | ... | caretaker: extras (uncredited) |
| Katrin Habermann | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Zoltan Horkai | ... | animal trainer: bear, dogs (uncredited) |
| Peter Ivanyi | ... | animal trainer: bear, dogs (uncredited) |
| Philipp Kramer | ... | caretaker: extras (uncredited) |
| Tobias Lauterberg | ... | accounts services: German payroll (uncredited) |
| Angela Mages | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Bianca Makarewicz | ... | publicist: Studio Babelsberg (uncredited) |
| Robert Morávek | ... | crowd marshall (uncredited) |
| Marcus Müller | ... | caretaker: extras (uncredited) |
| Florian Müßener | ... | caretaker: extras (uncredited) |
| Paul Pawlowski | ... | post-production accountant (uncredited) |
| Anna Timm | ... | legal advisor (uncredited) |
| Eike Wolf | ... | production publicist (uncredited) |
| Sonja B. Zimmer | ... | production executive (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures (presents)
- Relativity Media (in association with)
- Centropolis Entertainment
- Studio Babelsberg (in association with)
- Anonymous Pictures (co-production)
- Vierzehnte Babelsberg Film (co-production)
- Siebente Babelsberg Film (co-production)
- Achte Babelsberg Film (co-production)
Distributors
- B&H Film Distribution (2011) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (2011) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Entertainment Film Distributors (2011) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Feelgood Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
- InterComFilm (2011) (Romania) (theatrical)
- Phantom Film (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Filmverleih (2011) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2011) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2012) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR) (2011) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Amazon Instant Video (2012) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- HBO Polska (2012) (Poland) (tv)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Kabel Eins Classics (2017) (Germany) (tv)
- Kutonen (2017) (Finland) (tv)
- MagentaTV (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Maxdome Store (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Maxdome (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Netflix (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ORF 2 (2016) (Austria) (tv)
- RTL Entertainment (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL7)
- RTL Entertainment (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL8)
- Rakuten TV (2018) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- SRF 1 (2019) (Switzerland) (tv)
- SRF zwei (2014) (Switzerland) (tv)
- Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (2014) (Switzerland) (tv)
- Sky Cinema +1 (2012) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Cinema +24 (2012) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Cinema Emotion (2018) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Cinema Hits (2018) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Cinema (2012) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Emotion (2013) (Germany) (tv)
- Sky Hits/Sky Hits HD (2013) (Germany) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Argentina) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Greece) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2012) (Argentina)
- TV5 (2017) (Finland) (tv)
- iTunes (2012) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (2016) (Austria) (tv)
Special Effects
- Uncharted Territory GmbH (visual effects and digital environments)
- Chris Creatures (plant props)
- RotoFactory (additional visual effects)
Other Companies
- Sands Films (costume house)
- Cosprops (costume house)
- Angels the Costumiers (costume house)
- Solid Sound (post-production sound services)
- Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg (orchestra)
- Scoring Stage Babelsberg (music recording)
- HEIKO Music Productions (music preparation)
- ARRI Film & TV Services (digital intermediate)
- Studio Babelsberg (studio)
- Columbia Pictures Industries (author of this film (motion picture) for the purpose of copyright and other laws)
- BPK (courtesy of: tapestry images)
- Réunion des musées nationaux (courtesy of: tapestry images)
- Musée National de la Résistance (courtesy of: tapestry images)
- National Trust (special thanks)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (prints)
- Kodak (film stock)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix: Dolby Digital)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (sound mix)
- Datasat Digital Entertainment (sound mix)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (funding)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (support)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (support)
- FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (support)
- American Humane Association (animal action monitoring: AHAD 02104)
- Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI) (camera equipment)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Chris Creatures (props: rosa damascena)
- Codex (digital recording equipment)
- Digital Media Services (DMS) (digital marketing asset management)
- Funn (hosiery)
- Ignition Print (poster design)
- Madison Gate Records (score album)
- Mecon Media Concept (extras payroll)
- Panoptimo (video & digital imaging service)
- Patin-A (costume supplies)
- Shed (digital film workflow)
- Studio Babelsberg (sound stages)
- Theaterkunst (costume rental)
- Theaterkunst (costume)
- Translux (facilities)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (adr recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from when he was 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. |
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| Taglines | Was Shakespeare a Fraud? See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $30,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $15,395,087 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Vanessa Redgrave and Joely Richardson play the older and younger versions of Queen Elizabeth, respectively. In real life, they are mother and daughter. See more » |
| Goofs | The playwrights in the movie are all astonished that Romeo and Juliet is written in verse, specifically iambic pentameter. In fact, English drama had been written in verse for hundreds of years, and mostly in iambic pentameter for about the previous 25 years. Prose drama, not poetry, was the innovation. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Rum Diary (2011). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Night of the Long Knives See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Apart from the production companies, the only opening credit is the movie's title, displayed on the marquee of the prologue's theater. See more » |
| Quotes |
Anne De Vere:
You, your friends, your blasphemous theater have brought nothing but ruin and dishonor to this family. Ben Jonson: Ruin? Dishonor? My lady, you, your family, even I, even Queen Elizabeth herself will be remembered solely because we had the honor to live whilst your husband put ink to paper. See more » |