Anonymous (2011)
Title Anonymous
Year 2011
Synopsis Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from 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.
Leading Role Rhys Ifans - Earl of Oxford
Vanessa Redgrave - Queen Elizabeth I
Sebastian Armesto - Ben Jonson
Rafe Spall - William Shakespeare
David Thewlis - William Cecil
Supporting Role Edward Hogg - Robert Cecil
Xavier Samuel - Earl of Southampton
Sam Reid - Earl of Essex
Jamie Campbell Bower - Young Earl of Oxford
Joely Richardson - Young Queen Elizabeth I
Paolo De Vita - Francesco
Trystan Gravelle - Christopher Marlowe
Robert Emms - Thomas Dekker
Tony Way - Thomas Nashe
Julian Bleach - Captain Richard Pole
Derek Jacobi - Prologue
Alex Hassell - Spencer
James Garnon - Heminge
Mark Rylance - Condell
Jasper Britton - Pope
Michael Brown (III) - Sly
Ned Dennehy - Interrogator
John Keogh - Philip Henslowe
Lloyd Hutchinson - Richard Burbage
Vicky Krieps - Bessie Vavasour
Helen Baxendale - Anne De Vere
Paula Schramm - Bridget De Vere
Amy Kwolek - Young Anne De Vere
Luke Thomas Taylor - Boy Earl of Oxford (as Luke Taylor)
Isaiah Michalski - Boy Robert Cecil
Timo Huber - Boy Earl of Southampton
Richard Durden - Archbishop
Shaun Lawton - Footman
Detlef Bothe - John De Vere
James Clyde - King James I
Christian Sengewald - Cecil's Spy Servant
Jean-Loup Fourure - Monsieur Beaulieu
Victoria Gabrysch - Buxom Lady
Axel Sichrovsky - Essex General
Katrin Pollitt - Lady-in-Waiting
Patricia Grove - Lady-in-Waiting
Laura Lo Zito - Selling Maid
Gode Benedix - Groundling
Nic Romm - Usher
Henry Lloyd-Hughes - Bear Baiter
Patrick Diemling - Oxford's Servant
Patrick Heyn - Oxford's Doctor
Nino Sandow - Stage Manager (New York)
Craig Salisbury - Dwarf / Puck
Rainer Guldener - Quince
Trystan Wyn Puetter - Bottom (as Trystan Pütter)
André Kaczmarczyk - Titania
Jonas Hämmerle - Child Oberon
Leonard Kinzinger - Child Titania
Mike Maas - Pole's Commander
Christian Leonard - Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Christian Banzhaf - Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Victor Calero - Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Martin Engler - Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Alfred Hartung - Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Oliver Kube - Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Christian Ludwig - Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Oliver Rickenbacher - Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Claudius von Stolzmann - Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
Tjafke Biallowons - Dancer
Dafne-Maria Fielder - Dancer
Alexander Flache - Dancer
Antonia Gerke - Dancer
Sophie Hichert - Dancer
Lukas Hötzel - Dancer
Johannes Keusch - Dancer
Vera Kreyer - Dancer
Stefanie Lanius - Dancer
Urban Luig - Dancer
Jasmin Mehling - Dancer
Elisabeth Milarch - Dancer
Robert Munzinger - Dancer
Benjamin Plath - Dancer
Erik Studte - Dancer
Johann Hakob Wurster - Dancer
Joachim Paul Assböck - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Carsten Berger - Lord of Court (uncredited)
Oli Bigalke - Essex Assassin (uncredited)
Ulrike Brandt - Robert Cecil's Wife (uncredited)
Andreas Frakowiak - Nobleman with Feathered Hat (uncredited)
Claudia Funke - Young Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Hendrik Maaß - Young Lord Of Court (uncredited)
Dennis Oestreich - Angry Young Man in Theatre (uncredited)
Gesche Picolin - Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Michael S. Ruscheinsky - Elizabeth's Personal Guard (uncredited)
Alexandra Surer - Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Tom Wlaschiha - Captain of the Guard (uncredited)
Alexander Yassin - Javanese Nobleman (uncredited)
Martina Ysker - Young Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Crew Roland Emmerich - Director/Producer
John Orloff - Screenplay Writer/Executive Producer
Volker Engel - Executive Producer
Christoph Fisser - Co-Producer
Larry J. Franco - Producer
Robert Leger - Producer
Marcus Loges - Line Producer
Henning Molfenter - Co-Producer
Marc Weigert - Executive Producer
Kirstin Winkler - Co-Producer
Charlie Woebcken - Co-Producer
Harald Kloser - Music Composer
Thomas Wanker - Music Composer
Anna Foerster - Cinematographer: Director of Photography
Peter R. Adam - Editor
Leo Davis - Casting
Lissy Holm - Casting
Sebastian T. Krawinkel - Production Designer
Sabine Engelberg - Art Director
Kim Frederiksen - Art Director
Stephan O. Gessler - Art Director: Supervising Art Director
Stefan Speth - Art Director
Bryce Tibbey - Art Director
Simon-Julien Boucherie - Set Decorator
Lisy Christl - Costume Designer
Anna Sophie Evenkamp - Hair Stylist/Makeup Artist
Julia Lechner - Hair Stylist/Makeup Artist
Heike Merker - Key Hair Stylist
Björn Rehbein - Key Makeup Artist
Helmut Rühl - Hair Stylist/Makeup Artist
Sabine Schumann - Hair Stylist/Makeup Artist
Daniela Skala - Hair Stylist/Makeup Artist
Christiane Weber - Hair Stylist/Makeup Artist
Elena Schmerberg-Dávila - Makeup Trainee
Emilia Seifert - Assistant Makeup Artist
Christopher Berg - Post-Production Supervisor
Miki Emmrich - Unit Production Manager
Manfred Banach - Sound Mixer
Hubert Bartholomae - Sound Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
Friedrich M. Dosch - Sound Effects Editor
Pit Kuhlmann - Dialogue Editor
Simon Price - Supervising Adr Editor
Andreas Schneider - Foley Artist
Dirk Schäfer - Boom Operator
Philipp Sellier - Foley Editor/Sound Effects Editor
Christoph von Schönburg - Sound Effects Editor
Rodney Berling - Adr Editor
Simon Diggins - Adr Recordist
Robert Edwards - Adr Mixer
Peter Gleaves - Adr Mixer
Michael Karl Huber - Audio Delivery Coordinator
Dean Jones (II) - Adr Recordist
Paul N.J. Ottosson - Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Stallabrass - Adr Recordist
Philip Young - Adr Recordist
Rolf Hanke - Special Effects Foreman
Till Hertrich - Special Effects Foreman
Gerd Feuchter - Special Effects Supervisor
Marcus Schmidt - Special Effects Technician
Nils Bleeck - Special Effects Senior Technician: Daily
Wolfgang Higler - Special Effects Foreman
Gonzalo Outeda Giménez - Special Effects Senior Technician
Monty Ploch - Special Effects Technician
Claudius Rauch - Special Effects Senior Technician
Mattias Bark - Stunts
Daniel Bohn - Stunts
Matthias Fach - Stunts
Matthias Günther - Stunts
Mathias Hoffmann - Stunts
Tomas Jester - Stunts
Péter Katona - Stunt Performer
Katja Kerstin Köhler - Stunts
Jockel Neubauer - Stunts
Thorsten Pabst - Stunts
Moritz Prochnow - Stunts
Uli Richter - Stunts
Armin Sauer - Assistant Stunt Coordinator
Karsten Schmidt - Stunts
Mike Schramm - Stunts
Zsolt Sera - Stunts
Levente Tamási - Stunts
Steve Thiede - Stunts
László Ujvári - Stunts
Rainer Werner - Stunt Coordinator
Menyhért René Balog-Dutombé - Stunts
Balázs Farkas - Stunt Double
Kinga Gavalda - Riding Double: Joely Richardson
Florian Hotz - Stunt Player
István Kiss - Stunt Double
László Kósa - Stunts
Martin Lederer - Stunts
Akos Lenkei - Stunt Performer
Zsolt Viktor Magyari - Stunts
Ferenc Novinecz - Stunts
György Ulrik - Stunts