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Was Shakespeare A Fraud?

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Last modified: Dec. 19, 2011

Anonymous

Release Date: Friday, October 28, 2011 Limited

Director: Roland Emmerich

Starring: Edward Hogg Vanessa Redgrave David Thewlis Rhys Ifans

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Plot

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Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, was an accomplished poet and dramatist for Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th Century. In the 20th Century theories arose crediting Edward as the true author of Shakespeare's works.
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The film's director Roland Emmerich last directed Moonfall and Midway. The film's writer John Orloff last wrote Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole and 10,000 B.C..

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Roland Emmerich

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Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some violence and sexual content
Runtime
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Tagline
Was Shakespeare A Fraud?
Also known as
Soul of the Age

Language
English

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Release Dates

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Anonymous was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 28, 2011. in around 265 theaters There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Puss in Boots, In Time and The Rum Diary. As a limited release, Anonymous was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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