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A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005)

ALL 11/22/2005 (en) Drama 86 Min
  • Release
    11/22/2005
  • Production
    BBC
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  • Original title
    A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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A mystery in Shakespeare's sonnets is explored.

Overview

In 1609, William Shakespeare published a collection of 154 sonnets, creating what is arguably the greatest lyric sequence in English literature - and at the center of this masterpiece lies a mystery that has endured for centuries. What are the identities of “the young man” and “the dark lady” to whom all but two of the sonnets allude? This moving performance brings to life the gritty reality of Shakespeare’s England, bits of the Bard’s plays and poems, and the consummate poet and dramatist himself as it exposes these personages unseen but so keenly felt in Shakespeare’s sonnets and in his life. Rupert Graves, Tom Sturridge, Indira Varma, Anna Chancellor, and Zoë Wanamaker star. Contains mature themes and explicit language. Some content may be objectionable. Produced by the Open University.

  1. John McKay

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Anne Sopel

    Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Rupert Graves

    William Shakespeare

  2. Tom Sturridge

    William Herbert

  3. Indira Varma

    Lucie "The dark lady"

  4. Zoë Wanamaker

    Countess of Pembroke

  5. Anna Chancellor

    Anne Hathaway

  6. Andrew Tiernan

    Ben Jonson

  7. Nicky Henson

    John Shakespeare

  8. Alan Williams

    George Wilkin

  9. Nicholas Rowe

    Richard Burbage

  10. Tom Hiddleston

    John Hall

  11. Tom Mison

    Young Blood

  12. Christopher Fairbank

    Physician

  13. Camilla Arfwedson

    Lucie's Maid

  14. Joanne McCallin

    Street Hoare

  15. Joseph Rhys Blake

    Street Urchin

  16. Clem Tibber

    Hamnet Shakespeare

  17. Ian Hughes

    Thomas Thorpe

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Casts : 17 , Crews : 15

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A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets (2005) 86 Min

ALL 11/22/2005 (en)
Drama
  • Release 11/22/2005
  • Production
    BBC
  • Original title A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

A mystery in Shakespeare's sonnets is explored.

Overview

In 1609, William Shakespeare published a collection of 154 sonnets, creating what is arguably the greatest lyric sequence in English literature - and at the center of this masterpiece lies a mystery that has endured for centuries. What are the identities of “the young man” and “the dark lady” to whom all but two of the sonnets allude? This moving performance brings to life the gritty reality of Shakespeare’s England, bits of the Bard’s plays and poems, and the consummate poet and dramatist himself as it exposes these personages unseen but so keenly felt in Shakespeare’s sonnets and in his life. Rupert Graves, Tom Sturridge, Indira Varma, Anna Chancellor, and Zoë Wanamaker star. Contains mature themes and explicit language. Some content may be objectionable. Produced by the Open University.

  1. John McKay

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Anne Sopel

    Editor

  4. Producer



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