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Bill

Bill

2015 · Movie · 1h 34m

Synopsis

What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb6.6/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes90%21%
Metacritic60/10021%
TMDB6.8/1089 votes16%
Balasaur Score70100%

Key crew

Cast

  • Mathew BayntonWilliam 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
  • Simon FarnabyEarl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
  • Martha Howe-DouglasAnne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
  • Jim HowickChristopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
  • Laurence RickardSir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
  • Ben WillbondKing Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
  • Helen McCroryQueen Elizabeth I
  • Damian LewisSir Richard Hawkins
  • Justin EdwardsSir Francis Drake
  • Rufus JonesSir Walter Raleigh
  • John Henry FalleMiguel
  • Jamie DemetriouSergio

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