Anonymous
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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 such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Sigmund Freud, namely: who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have d
Cast & Crew
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Roland Emmerich
Director
Vera Kreyer
Alfred Hartung
Dafne-maria Fiedler
Trystan Wyn Pütter
Alexander Flache
Film Details
Also Known As
Anonyme, Anonymus, Soul of the Age
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2011
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Studio Babelesberg, Berlin, Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 10m
Synopsis
Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Sigmund Freud, namely: who actually created the body of work 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 scandalous political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles lusting for the power of the throne were brought to light in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.
Director
Roland Emmerich
Director
Cast
Vera Kreyer
Alfred Hartung
Dafne-maria Fiedler
Trystan Wyn Pütter
Alexander Flache
Jasper Britton
André Kaczmarczyk
Rafe Spall
Viktoria Gabrysch
Michael Brown
Julian Bleach
Oliver Rickenbacher
Edward Hogg
Jonas Hammerle
Isaiah Michalsky
Victor Calero
Sebastian Armesto
Craig Salisbury
Jean-loup Fourure
Ana Maria Lombo
Vocals
Erik Studte
Patrick Heyn
Patricia Grove
Christoph Lanksch
Lead Man
Christian Sengewald
Stefanie Lanius
Lloyd Hutchinson
Richard Durdan
Rhys Ifans
Patrick Diemling
Detlef Bothe
Katrin Pollitt
Christian Ludwig
Luke Taylor
James Garnon
Helen Baxendale
Axel Sichrovsky
Lukas Hötzel
Mike Maas
Paula Schramm
Timo Huber
James Clyde
Sam Reid
Alex Hassell
David Thewlis
Joely Richardson
Tjadke Biallowons
Benjamin Plath
Laura Lo Zito
Oliver Kube
Nino Sandow
Christian Leonard
Paolo Devita
Detlef Gode Benedix
Christian Banzhaf
Shaun Lawton
Johannes Keusch
Claudius R.von Stolzmann
Elisabeth Milarch
Sophie Hichert
Martin Engler
Robert Emms
Jamie Campbell Bower
Henry Lloyd-hughes
Nic Romm
Rainer Guldener
Robert Munzinger
Vanessa Redgrave
Derek Jacobi
Antonia Gerke
Xavier Samuel
Mark Rylance
Ned Dennehy
Jasmin Mehling
Leonard Kinzinger
Urban Luig
Trystan Gravelle
Johann Jakob Wurster
Vicky Krieps
John Keogh
Tony Way
Amy Kwolek
Crew
Peter R Adam
Editor
Alp Altiner
Matte Painter
Pablo Alza
Painter
Timo Andert
Film Lab
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Music
Daniela Backes
Costumer
Dieter Bahr
Key Grip
Rainer Bajorat
Still Photographer
Sandra Balej
Compositor
Manfred Banach
Sound Mixer
Simone Bär
Casting
Abigail Barbier
Adr Voice Casting
Mathias Bark
Stunts
Hubert Bartholomae
Supervising Sound Editor
Christoph Baumstieger
Carpenter
Christopher Berg
Post-Production Supervisor
Klaus-peter Beyer
Music Contractor
Robert Blasi
Art Department Coordinator
Martin Bohm
Modelmaker
Daniel Bohn
Stunts
Rene Borst
Matte Painter
Simon Julien Boucherie
Set Decorator
Dietke Brandt
Costumer
Matthais Brauner
Titles
Bettina Brenner
Accounting Assistant
James Brett
Music Conductor
Jon R Brown
Visual Effects
Andre Bruggemann
Construction Manager
André Cantarel
Modelmaker
Irfan Celik
Animation Director
Grigory Chalenko
Compositor
Lisy Christl
Costume Designer
Sandor Czirjak
Animal Trainer
Tanja Daberitz
Assistant Director
Timm Dapper
Animation Director
Leo Davis
Casting
Jakob Degen
Production Assistant
Christina Degenhardt
Production Assistant
Ante Dekovic
Visual Effects
Birgit Dierken
Assistant Camera
Christopher Doll
Assistant Director
Friedrich Dosch
Sound Effects Editor
Falko Duczmal
Music Engineer
Gabriela Dumitrescu
Choreographer
Klaus Eckmann
On-Set Dresser
Doris Edwards
Production Coordinator
Dave Eggar
Music
Axel Eichhorst
Concept Artist
Louis Elman
Adr Voice Casting
Gisela Emberger
Stage Manager
Roland Emmerich
Producer
Miki Emmrich
Unit Production Manager
Carsten Engel
Researcher
Volker Engel
Visual Effects Supervisor
Volker Engel
Executive Producer
Sabine Engelberg
Art Director
Enzo Enzel
Painter
Anna Evenkamp
Makeup
Katrin Ewerlin
Production Assistant
Matthias Fach
Stunts
Kadi Fast
Set Decorator
Michael Fechner
Property Master
Gerd Feuchter
Special Effects Supervisor
Johnny Feurer
Assistant Camera
Marc Fielk
Assistant Set Decorator
Brigitte Fink
Costume Supervisor
Susanne Fischer
Production Coordinator
Brian Fisher
Visual Effects
Christoph Fisser
Executive Producer
Anna Foerster
Director Of Photography
Lisa Folkens
Set Decorator
Anne C. Ford
Production Accountant
Vic Fraser
Music
Kim Frederiksen
Art Director
Robert Freitag
Animation Director
Tom Freitag
Animation Director
Sabina Friedland
Assistant
Petra Gaerstke
Costumer
Stephan O Gessler
Art Director
Jack Ghoulian
Software Engineer
Gabriella Gobber
Script Supervisor
Dierk Grahlow
Construction Manager
Brendan Gunn
Dialect Coach
Matthias Gunther
Stunts
Matthias Haase
Property Master
Florian Haeger
Transportation Captain
Mira Hamza
Assistant Camera
Eddie Handschak
Film Lab
Rolf Hanke
Special Effects Foreman
Sebastian Hanusch
Props
Phillip Hartmann
Modelmaker
Tamara Harvey
Construction
Markus Hasler
Set Decorator
Dietmar Haupt
Rigging Gaffer
Lisa Hauss
Assistant Director
Carmen Hearne
Assistant Camera
Marie Heitzinger
Hair
Till Hertrich
Special Effects Foreman
David Hirschfelder
Song
David Hirschfelder
Song Performer
Mathias Hoffmann
Stunts
Lissy Holm
Casting
Axel Hubner
Transportation Co-Captain
Janina Huettenrauch
Assistant Director
Jan Jericho
Graphics Coordinator
Tomas Jester
Stunts
Sven Jorden
Assistant Stage Manager
Ulrik Schou Jørgensen
Software Engineer
Ramona Klinikowski
Costumer
Harald Kloser
Music
Katharina Koepke
Visual Effects
Katja Kerstin Kohler
Stunts
Susa Kohlstedt
Production Assistant
Daniel König
Software Engineer
Bjorn Korner
Electrician
Peter Kramer
Electrician
Sebastian Krawinkel
Production Designer
Oliver Kuhlmann
Props
Pit Kuhlmann
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Martin Kuschan
Transportation Coordinator
Wing Kwok
Compositor
Adam Langston
Music
Thomas Lautenbach
Compositor
Julia Lechner
Makeup Artist
Robert Leger
Producer
Lutz Lemke
Titles
Mario Lindner
Accounting Assistant
Adam-victor Linkowski
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jerome Lippelt
Assistant Stage Manager
Marcus Loges
Line Producer
Matthias Loibner
Music
Anton Ludwig
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Eva Von Malotky
Assistant
Floria 'utsi' Martin
Colorist
Guido Medert
Visual Effects Coordinator
Tilo Meisel
Software Engineer
Heike Merker
Hair
Sebastian Meuschel
Camera Operator
Nadin Meyer
Construction Coordinator
Paul Meyer-gerlt
Production Accountant
Knuth Möde
Graphic Artist
Henning Molfenter
Coproducer
Conrad Murrey
Animation Supervisor
Greg Nelson
Costumer
Jockel Neubauer
Stunts
Toni Neumann
Modelmaker
Susanne Niedergall
Assistant Costume Designer
John Orloff
Screenplay
John Orloff
Executive Producer
Gonzalo Ortega
Special Effects Technician
Thorsten Papst
Stunts
Roland Patzelt
Best Boy Electric
Philip Peschlow
Camera Operator
Hinrich Peters
Electrician
Ilko Petkow
Dolly Grip
Cristian Pirjol
Apprentice
Hannes Poser
Animation Director
Christopher Poth
Assistant Director
Simon Price
Adr Editor
Dieter Primig
Visual Effects
Moritz Prochnow
Stunts
Johanna Ragwitz
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Bjorn Rehbein
Makeup
Uli Richter
Stunts
Natalia Riede
Costumer
Rickie-lee Roberts
Production Assistant
Sonia Ines Rocha
Costumer
Helmut Ruhl
Makeup Artist
Armin Sauer
Stunt Coordinator
Dirk Schafer
Boom Operator
Christian Scheibe
Best Boy Grip
Karsten Schmidt
Stunts
Marcus Schmidt
Special Effects Technician
Andi Schneider
Foley Artist
Mike Schramm
Stunts
Ronny Schröder
Assistant Director
Michell Schubert
Sound Mixer
Sabine Schumann
Makeup Artist
Sibylle Schuster
Production Assistant
Sebastian Schütt
Compositor
Johannes Schwerdt
Accounting Assistant
Philippe Sellier
Sound Effects Editor
Zsolt Sera
Stunts
Albrecht Silberberger
Gaffer
Georg Simmendinger
Electrician
Daniela Skala
Makeup Artist
Julia Smola
Compositor
Ryan Smolarek
Compositor
Rony Soussan
Compositing Supervisor
Roman Spacil
Armourer
Stefan Speth
Art Director
Martina Steiner
Costumer
Almut Stier
Costume Coordinator
Gregor Strasz
Visual Effects
Christoph Strothjohann
Editing
Sascha Strutz
Set Decorator
Vladimir Subotic
Camera Operator
Levente Tamasi
Stunts
Steven Thiede
Stunts
Bryce Tibbey
Art Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Anonyme, Anonymus, Soul of the Age
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2011
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Studio Babelesberg, Berlin, Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 10m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Wide Release in United States Fall October 28, 2011
Wide Release in United States Fall October 28, 2011
Released in United States on Video February 7, 2012
Released in United States on Video February 7, 2012
Project was included on the 2005 Black List.
