Cracking the Shakespeare Code
Apr 21, 2016 | IMDB 7.5
125 min Watch NowDocumentary, History
Norwegian researcher Petter Amundsen claims to have deciphered a secret code hidden in legendary playwright William Shakespeare's works that reveals a map leading to the location of certain treasures. British Shakespearean scholar Robert Crumpton embarks on a mission to prove he is spectacularly wrong. (A remake of “Shakespeare: The Hidden Truth,” including new discoveries.)
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Edison, the Man
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IMDB 6.2 | Jul , 2005
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IMDB 5.1 | Jun , 1959
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IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2015
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IMDB 7 | Feb , 1940
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IMDB 7 | Jul , 1939
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IMDB 5.8 | May , 1953
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IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 1958
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