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Bill

Movie2015 6.8

Bill

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6.8/10

1h 34mPunk Cinema, BBC Film, Cowboy Films

ComedyFamily

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Mathew Baynton

William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official

Simon Farnaby

Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller

Martha Howe-Douglas

Martha Howe-Douglas

Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

Jim Howick

Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner

Laurence Rickard

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Laurence Rickard

Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick

Ben Willbond

King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards

Helen McCrory

Queen Elizabeth I

Damian Lewis

Sir Richard Hawkins

Justin Edwards

Sir Francis Drake

Rufus Jones

Sir Walter Raleigh

John Henry Falle

Jamie Demetriou

Jamie Demetriou

Spanish Servant

Tom Meeten

Spanish Servant

Stephen Greif

Spanish Advisor

Gareth Tunley

Catholic Contact

Spanish Courtier

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What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.

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Released: 27 March 2015
Certificate: 12
Status: Released
Director: Richard Bracewell
Writers: Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond, Susie Donkin
Genres: Comedy, Family
Original language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Production: Punk Cinema, BBC Film, Cowboy Films
Runtime: 1h 34m
Box office: $968.5K