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Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds... who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare? Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.

2011 · 2h 10m
Director Roland Emmerich

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Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds... who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare? Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.

COMMON SENSE

Uneven drama questions Shakespeare's identity.

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Studio
Achte Babelsberg Film GmbH; Anonymous Pictures Limited; Siebente Babelsberg Film GmbH; Vierzehnte Babelsberg Film GmbH
Released
2011
Run Time
2 hr 10 min
Rated
PG-13 for some violence and sexual content.
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom, Germany
© 2011 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and Beverly Blvd LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.