

Bill
2015-03-27 · 94 min · ★ 6.9
What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
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Production details
- Directors
- Richard Bracewell
- Production companies
- Punk Cinema, BBC Film, Cowboy Films
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 968,534
Top 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
Jamie DemetriouSergio
Tom MeetenSpanish Servant
Stephen GreifSpanish Advisor
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