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A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets

John McKay

2005 • 1h 26m

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 t...

A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets

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Cast

Rupert Graves

Rupert GravesWilliam Shakespeare

Tom Sturridge

Tom SturridgeWilliam Herbert

Indira Varma

Indira VarmaLucie "The dark lady"

Zoë Wanamaker

Zoë WanamakerCountess of Pembroke

Anna Chancellor

Anna ChancellorAnne Hathaway

Andrew Tiernan

Andrew TiernanBen Jonson

Nicky Henson

Nicky HensonJohn Shakespeare

Alan Williams

Alan WilliamsGeorge Wilkin

Nicholas Rowe

Nicholas RoweRichard Burbage

Tom Hiddleston

Tom HiddlestonJohn Hall

Tom Mison

Tom MisonYoung Blood

Christopher Fairbank

Christopher FairbankPhysician

Camilla Arfwedson

Camilla ArfwedsonLucie's Maid

Joanne McCallin

Joanne McCallinStreet Hoare

Joseph Rhys BlakeStreet Urchin

Crew

William Boyd

William BoydScreenplay

Jill Trevellick

Jill TrevellickCasting

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