Directed by:
Roland EmmerichScreenplay:
John OrloffCinematography:
Anna FoersterCast:
Vanessa Redgrave, Rhys Ifans, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Paula Schramm, Robert Emms, Edward Hogg, Rafe Spall, Jamie Campbell Bower, Xavier Samuel (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds ranging from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens to Henry James and Sigmund Freud, namely: who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature. 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 of the throne were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Blow-Up (1966)
![Rhys Ifans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/656/166656193_894123.jpg)
Rhys Ifans
UK
Best movies:
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Pirate Radio (2009)
House of the Dragon (2022) (series)
![Joely Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/413/164413225_771fa9.jpg)
Joely Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
![David Thewlis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/155/166155236_a314d6.jpg)
David Thewlis
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
![Paula Schramm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280394_03e667.jpg)
Paula Schramm
East Germany
Best movies:
The Whistleblower (2010)
Bis nichts mehr bleibt (2010) (TV movie)
Anonymous (2011)
![Robert Emms](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/627/162627966_13c9b0.jpg)
Robert Emms
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Broken (2012)
Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
![Edward Hogg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/214/158214904_9fe5f7.jpg)
Edward Hogg
UK
Best movies:
Imagine (2012)
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Alfie (2004)
![Rafe Spall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/024/164024361_69c822.jpg)
Rafe Spall
UK
Best movies:
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Hooligans (2005)
A Good Year (2006)
![Jamie Campbell Bower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/414/166414258_f63284.jpg)
Jamie Campbell Bower
UK
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
![Xavier Samuel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/310/164310906_dda5b0.jpg)
Xavier Samuel
Australia
Best movies:
Mr. Church (2016)
Elvis (2022)
2:37 (2006)
![Derek Jacobi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267632_787938.jpg)
Derek Jacobi
UK
Best movies:
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet (2016) (theatrical recording)
Gladiator (2000)
The King's Speech (2010)
![Mark Rylance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437918_b7b337.jpg)
Mark Rylance
UK
Best movies:
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Ready Player One (2018)
Prospero's Books (1991)
![Nic Romm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/313/160313040_08c8a5.jpg)
Nic Romm
Best movies:
Vicky the Viking (2009)
Anonymous (2011)
Crazy (2000)
![Sebastian Armesto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/778/162778238_2f546f.jpg)
Sebastian Armesto
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Zen (2011) (series)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
![Detlef Bothe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/937/160937152_434666.jpg)
Detlef Bothe
West Germany
Best movies:
Anthropoid (2016)
Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999)
The Butcher of Prague (2011)
![Ned Dennehy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218538_b06d7f.jpg)
Ned Dennehy
Ireland
Best movies:
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Jane Eyre (2011)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
![André Kaczmarczyk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/445/159445737_63ea5f.jpg)
André Kaczmarczyk
Germany
Best movies:
Anonymous (2011)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Die Sechs Schwäne (2012) (TV movie)
![Helen Baxendale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270623_e01539.jpg)
Helen Baxendale
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) (series)
![Katrin Pollitt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/851/159851758_3c3f3a.jpg)
Katrin Pollitt
West Germany
Best movies:
Twin Sisters (2002)
Lore (2012)
Highway Society (2000)
![Tony Way](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/731/161731389_dbe3c6.jpg)
Tony Way
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Finding Neverland (2004)