This movie can be streamed for free from Crackle (subsidary of Sony).
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Similar to netflix, except it is free and they play commercials during the show. It is an internet version of network television. It is one of the channels that is available on my Roku set-top streaming box. It is also available on many other streaming devices.
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The film is a period piece, set in Elizabethan England. It is about a "conspiracy theory" regarding William Shakespeare's works.
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The Shakespeare authorship question is the argument about whether someone other than William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon wrote the works attributed to him. Anti-Stratfordians—a collective term for adherents of the various alternative-authorship theories—say that Shakespeare of Stratford was a front to shield the identity of the real author or authors, who for some reason did not want or could not accept public credit
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It is a political thriller with good actors and actressess. It was directed by Roland Emmerich. He also directed "The Patriot", a movie that starred Mel Gibson.
I thought it was well done. If you like history and intrigue, you will probably like the movie too.