Anonymous (2011)

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.

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Stars:

Jamie Campbell Bower (Young Earl of Oxford), Rhys Ifans (Edward de Vere), David Thewlis (William Cecil), Joely Richardson (Princess Elizabeth Tudor), Vanessa Redgrave (Queen Elizabeth I), Sebastian Armesto (Ben Jonson)