All Is True (2018)

A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Writer:

Ben Elton

Stars:

Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kenneth Branagh	...	William Shakespeare
Judi Dench	...	Anne Shakespeare
Ian McKellen	...	Earl of Southampton
Nonso Anozie	...	Actor Playing Aaron
Lolita Chakrabarti	...	Stratford Landlady
Darryl Clark	...	Mr. Wheeler
Jack Colgrave Hirst	...	Tom Quiney
Doug Colling	...	Douglas, Shakespeare's Servant
John Dagleish	...	Rafe Smith
Eleanor de Rohan	...	Margaret Wheeler
Clara Duczmal	...	Elizabeth Hall
Phil Dunster	...	Henry, the Student
Freya Durkan	...	Young Judith Shakespeare
Sam Ellis	...	Hamnet Shakespeare
Sean Foley	...	John Lane

Storyline

A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.

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Plot Keywords:

playwright | year 1613 | directed by an actor | stratford upon avon | garden | 

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Taglines:

In 1613 William Shakespeare Retired. He Still Had One Last Story To Tell - His Own.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, suggestive material and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ian McKellen, who played Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, to whom William Shakespeare dedicated various plays and poems including "Venus and Adonis" or "Lucretia", has played many Shakespearean roles in his career such as Richard II in The Tragedy of King Richard II (1970), Hamlet in Hamlet (1970), Macbeth in A Performance of Macbeth (1979), Iago in Theatre Night: Othello (1990), Richard III in Richard III (1995) and King Lear in King Lear (2008) and National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018).

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Goofs

When talking to the Earl of Southampton, Shakespeare repeatedly addresses him as "Your Grace". When addressing an Earl, the correct form is "My Lord" (only a Duke would be addressed as Your Grace). The real William Shakespeare spent enough time around nobility to be well aware of the correct title to use.

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Quotes

Henry Wriothesley: You must write again, Will.

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Soundtracks

Fear No More
Performed by Abigail Doyle
Music written by Patrick Doyle
Words by William Shakespeare
Published by Patrick Doyle Music Administered by Air-Edel Association L T D

User Reviews

Beautiful, sad, patient... an almost perfect film.

It has been years since a Kenneth Branagh film made me feel something in the way this does. His Hollywood success has also been accompanied by a change in directorial style and a change in his focus on storytelling ... but this film returns to what made him so great early on ... a passion for the subject material. The end result is a period film that feels actually of the period, while also fully modern. Every frame of film is like a historical painting. And the story and characters are fully expressed. Slow, patient, sad, and beautiful - this is a wonderful film with wonderful writing, acting and directing. The pacing and editing is deliberate. What some critics have considered to be slow or meandering I would call the story taking it's time and earning it's value. Highly recommended.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [UK] Official Facebook [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

All Is True

Filming Locations:

Dorney Court, Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$44,211, 12 May 2019

Gross USA:

$1,200,481

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,019,143

Company Credits

Production Co:

TKBC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1