Anonymous anonymity, politics, poet, duringcreditsstinger, false history, 16th century, secrecy 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. TitleAnonymous Year2011 GenreDrama, History, Thriller CountryGermany, United Kingdom, United States of America StudioCentropolis Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Studio Babelsberg CastJamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Sebastian Armesto CrewRoland Emmerich (Director), John Orloff (Writer), Roland Emmerich (Producer), Volker Engel (Executive Producer), Christoph Fisser (Co-Producer), Robert Leger (Producer) ReleaseOct 21, 2011 Runtime130 minutes QualityHD IMDb6.40 / 10 by 727 users Popularity4 Download 4K Download 4K Download 4K Download Amazon Video HD Download Apple TV HD Download Google Play Movies HD Download Amazon Video SD Download Apple TV SD Download Google Play Movies SD Download