
Cracking the Shakespeare Code
2016 · Movie · 124 min · ★ 7.5
This is the amazing story of Petter Amundsen, who believes he has deciphered a secret code hidden in Shakespeare's first folio, and Dr. Robert Crumpton, a skeptical historian and Shakespeare expert. Is there truth in Amundsen's claims? Are these codes part of something larger, secrets spanning centuries? Crumpton follows along as Amundsen reveals a coded map found in Shakespeare's texts that may lead to one of history's greatest treasures.
Also known as Seven Steps to Mercy: Cracking the Shakespeare Code
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-04-21
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 124 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (6 votes)
Themes
- london, england
- based on novel or book
- secret society
- nova scotia, canada
- historical figure
- remake
- british history
- revisionist history
- oslo, norway
- 17th century
- cryptography
- cult conspiracy
- +2 more
Cast & crew

Robert Crumpton
as Himself - Shakespearean Scholar / Narrator (voice)
- PA
Petter Amundsen
as Himself - Researcher
- SW
Stanley Wells
as Himself - Shakespearean Scholar
- TC
Tobias Churton
as Himself - Rosicrucianism Scholar
- JS
Jola Sigmond
as Himself - Typographer
- WB
Wynard Baerken
as Himself - Marine Archaeologist

Rick Lagina
as Himself - Oak Island Landowner
- SZ
Steve Zazulyk
as Himself - Metal Detectorist
- TS
Tony Sampson
as Himself - Diver

Erlend Loe
as Himself - Writer (archive footage)
Directed by Jørgen Friberg