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Bill

Synopsis
Adventure comedy. Bill Shakespeare dreams of becoming a playwright but his wife Anne Hathaway wants him to provide for his brood. Unpeturbed, Bill packs his knapsack and heads to the capital, where he befriends Christopher Marlowe. The two men join forces on a play, which they intend to sell to The Earl Of Croydon, who has promised a comical entertainment for Queen Elizabeth I as the centrepiece of a summit meeting with King Philip II of Spain.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2015
Subjects
Drama; History; Shakespeare
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director
Richard Bracewell
Cinematographer
Laurie Rose
Screenplay
Ben Willbond; Laurence Rickard
Music
Andrew Hewitt
Art Direction
Keith Dunne
Cast
Ben Willbond 
Damian Lewis 
Helen McCrory 
Martha Howe-Douglas 
Mathew Baynton 
Rufus Jones 

Production Company

Name

BBC Films

Name

Cowboy Films

Name

Punk Cinema

Archive

Name

BoB

Email
bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
Web
https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
Phone
020 3743 2345
Address
Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH
Notes
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