The final act of the world's greatest playwright
London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and daughters Judith and Susanna get surprised to hear he intends to stay there definitively, after two decades working in the capital, neglecting his sincere affections for them.
Directed byKenneth Branagh
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- December 21, 2018
- Revenue
- $3,019,143
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Cast & crew
Kenneth Branagh
William Shakespeare
Judi Dench
Anne Shakespeare
Ian McKellen
Earl of Southampton
Kathryn Wilder
Judith Shakespeare
Lydia Wilson
Susanna Hall
Hadley Fraser
John Hall
Jack Colgrave Hirst
Tom Quiney
John Dagleish
Rafe Smith
Sean Foley
John Lane
Gerard Horan
Ben Jonson
- Directed by
- Kenneth Branagh
- Written by
- Ben Elton
- Produced by
- Ted GaglianoKenneth Branagh
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