Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.
| Writing | John Orloff | Writer |
| Directing | Roland Emmerich | Director |
| Crew | Christopher Berg | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Simon-Julien Boucherie | Set Decoration |
| Production | John Orloff | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Peter R. Adam | Editor |
| Art | Stephan O. Gessler | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Bryce Tibbey | Art Direction |
| Production | Miki Emmrich | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Marc Weigert | Executive Producer |
| Art | Matthias Brauner | Title Designer |
| Production | Charlie Woebcken | Co-Producer |
| Art | Kim Frederiksen | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisy Christl | Costume Design |
| Production | Volker Engel | Executive Producer |
| Art | Sebastian T. Krawinkel | Production Design |
| Production | Christoph Fisser | Co-Producer |
| Production | Robert Leger | Producer |
| Production | Leo Davis | Casting |
| Sound | Thomas Wander | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Robert Blasi | Art Department Coordinator |
| Production | Doris Edwards | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Roland Emmerich | Producer |
| Art | Lutz Lemke | Title Designer |
| Sound | Harald Kloser | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Anna Foerster | Director of Photography |
| Art | Sabine Engelberg | Art Direction |
| Directing | Gabriella Gobber | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Susanne Fischer | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Marcus Loges | Line Producer |
| Production | Henning Molfenter | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kirstin Winkler | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lissy Holm | Casting |
| Art | Stefan Speth | Art Direction |
| Production | Larry Franco | Producer |
