Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-edward-de-vere"

1. Anonymous (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Thriller

The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis, Sebastian Armesto

Votes: 42,168 | Gross: $4.46M

2. 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)

Passed | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Professor Horatio Smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.

Director: Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Allan Jeayes, Mary Morris

Votes: 1,857

3. Nothing Is Truer Than Truth (2018)

75 min | Documentary, Biography, History

NOTHING IS TRUER THAN TRUTH is a feature length documentary about Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, A-list party boy on the continental circuit, who spent a year and a half in ... See full summary »

Director: Cheryl Eagan-Donovan | Stars: Charles Bird, Michael Cecil, Alberto Toso Fei, Derek Jacobi

Votes: 127

4. Shakespeare: The Truth Behind the Name (2021)

99 min | Documentary

Literary history's greatest mystery? Who created the greatest works of iambic thunder in the English language, and who lived the courtly life that is written about in the works of Shakespeare. An uneducated tradesman from Stratford?

Director: Robin K. Phillips | Star: Robin K. Phillips

Votes: 39

5. Much Ado About Something (2001)

70 min | Documentary, Mystery

Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?

Director: Michael Rubbo | Stars: Michael Rubbo, Bill Browning, Jonathan Bate, John Michell

Votes: 84

6. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode: Monster A-Go Go (1993)

TV-PG | 93 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

The crew muses about a wacky short involving the Toronto Skating Club in Circus on Ice (1954). Then the guys watch Monster a Go-Go (1965) where a radiated astronaut has returned to Earth as... See full summary »

Director: Joel Hodgson | Stars: Trace Beaulieu, Joel Hodgson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 591

7. Decoding the Unknown (2021– )
Was William Shakespeare a Real Person? (2022 Podcast Episode)

44 min | Talk-Show

Simon explores the possibility that the famous English playwright and poet William Shakespeare didn't write the works he was credited with writing.

Star: Simon Whistler

8. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Earls Colne, Essex (2012)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History

The Time Team visit Earls Colne in Essex to try and uncover traces of a 12th Priory founded by the De Vere family. Now a luxury home, the owner hopes the Time team can explain many of the anomalies in the grounds.

Director: Siân Price | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mary-Ann Ochota, Mick Aston, Phil Harding

Votes: 16

9. Conspiracy Clearinghouse (2020– )
What's in a Name? The Shakespeare Authorship Debate (2024 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Anti-Stratfordians have many reasons why they think Shakespeare didn't write Shakespeare. They just can't agree on who did.

Director: Derek DeWitt | Stars: Derek DeWitt, Scott Jackson