Argumento

• John Orloff — writer

Produção

• Henning Molfenter — co-producer
• Lissy Holm — casting
• Marc Weigert — executive producer
• Kirstin Winkler — co-producer
• Miki Emmrich — unit production manager
• Marcus Loges — line producer
• John Orloff — executive producer
• Christoph Fisser — co-producer
• Carl Woebcken — co-producer
• Leo Davis — casting
• Doris Edwards — production coordinator
• Susanne Fischer — production coordinator
• Robert Leger — producer
• Larry Franco — producer
• Roland Emmerich — producer
• Volker Engel — executive producer

Som

• Thomas Wander — original music composer
• Hubert Bartholomae — sound mixer
• Manfred Banach — sound
• Harald Kloser — original music composer

Direção de arte

• Bryce Tibbey — art direction
• Simon-Julien Boucherie — set decoration
• Robert Blasi — art department coordinator
• Stefan Speth — art direction
• Sabine Engelberg — art direction
• Stephan O. Gessler — supervising art director
• Matthias Brauner — title designer
• Lutz Lemke — title designer
• Sebastian T. Krawinkel — production design
• Kim Frederiksen — art direction

Equipa técnica

• Christopher Berg — post production supervisor

Guarda-roupa e maquilhagem

• Lisy Christl — costume design
• Heike Merker — makeup artist
• Björn Rehbein — makeup artist

Realização

• Gabriella Gobber — script supervisor
• Roland Emmerich — director

Montagem

• Peter R. Adam — editor

Câmara

• Anna Foerster — director of photography

Efeitos visuais

• Sandra Balej — compositing artist

Elenco

• Jamie Campbell Bower — Young Earl of Oxford
• Rhys Ifans — Edward de Vere
• David Thewlis — William Cecil
• Joely Richardson — Princess Elizabeth Tudor
• Vanessa Redgrave — Queen Elizabeth I
• Sebastian Armesto — Ben Jonson
• Rafe Spall — William Shakespeare
• Edward Hogg — Robert Cecil
• Xavier Samuel — Earl of Southampton
• Sam Reid — Earl of Essex
• Paolo De Vita — Francesco
• Trystan Gravelle — Christopher Marlowe
• Robert Emms — Thomas Dekker
• Tony Way — Thomas Nashe
• Julian Bleach — Captain Richard Pole
• Derek Jacobi — Prologue
• Alex Hassell — Spencer
• James Garnon — John Heminge
• Mark Rylance — Condell
• Jasper Britton — Pope
• Ned Dennehy — Interrogator
• John Keogh — Philip Henslowe
• Lloyd Hutchinson — Richard Burbage
• Vicky Krieps — Bessie Vavasour
• Helen Baxendale — Anne De Vere
• Paula Schramm — Bridget De Vere
• Amy Kwolek — Young Anne De Vere
• Luke Thomas Taylor — Boy Earl of Oxford
• Isaiah Michalski — Boy Robert Cecil
• Timo Huber — Boy Earl of Southampton
• Richard Durden — Archbishop
• Shaun Lawton — Footman
• Detlef Bothe — John De Vere
• James Clyde — King James I
• Christian Sengewald — Cecil's Spy Servant
• Jean-Loup Fourure — Monsieur Beaulieu
• Viktoria Gabrysch — Buxom Lady
• Axel Sichrovsky — Essex General
• Katrin Pollitt — Lady-in-Waiting
• Patricia Grove — Lady-in-Waiting
• Laura Lo Zito — Selling Maid
• Gode Benedix — Groundling
• Nic Romm — Usher
• Henry Lloyd-Hughes — Bear Baiter
• Patrick Diemling — Oxford's Servant
• Patrick Heyn — Oxford's Doctor
• Nino Sandow — Stage Manager (New York)
• Craig Salisbury — Dwarf / Puck
• Rainer Guldener — Quince
• Trystan Pütter — Bottom
• André Kaczmarczyk — Titania
• Jonas Hämmerle — Child Oberon
• Mike Maas — Pole's Commander
• Christian Leonard — Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Christian Banzhaf — Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Victoria Calero — Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Martin Engler — Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Alfred Hartung — Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Oliver Kube — Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Christian Ludwig — Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Oliver Rickenbacher — Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Claudius von Stolzmann — Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Tjadke Biallowons — Dancer
• Dafne-Maria Fielder — Dancer
• Alexander Flache — Dancer
• Antonia Gerke — Dancer
• Sophie Hichert — Dancer
• Vera Kreyer — Dancer
• Stefanie Lanius — Dancer
• Urban Luig — Dancer
• Jasmin Mehling — Dancer
• Elisabeth Milarch — Dancer
• Robert Munzinger — Dancer
• Benjamin Plath — Dancer
• Erik Studte — Dancer
• Johann Hakob Wurster — Dancer
• Steffi Sattler — First Lady to King James I (uncredited)