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Elizabeth

Elizabeth
★ 7.2/10•1998•2h 3m•R•Drama•History

Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

Shekhar Kapur · Director

Michael Hirst · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 3m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 13, 1998
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$82,150,642

Actors

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Elizabeth I

Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Sir Francis Walsingham

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Duke of Norfolk

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

The Pope

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Sir William Cecil

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

Mary of Guise

Éric Cantona

Éric Cantona

Monsieur de Foix

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Duc d'Anjou

Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

Queen Mary Tudor

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Earl of Arundel

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Kat Ashley

James Frain

James Frain

Alvaro de la Quadra

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Isabel Knollys

Kenny Doughty

Kenny Doughty

Sir Thomas Elyot

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

John Ballard

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