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Elizabeth
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.
1998 · Directed by Shekhar Kapur · 123 min · Drama · History · 9 frames
Tagline
Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.
Crew
- Screenplay: Michael Hirst
- Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin
- Edited by: Jill Bilcock
- Music: David Hirschfelder
- Production design: John Myhre
- Produced by: Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
Cast
- Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I
- Joseph Fiennes as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
- Geoffrey Rush as Sir Francis Walsingham
- Christopher Eccleston as Duke of Norfolk
- John Gielgud as The Pope
- Richard Attenborough as Sir William Cecil
- Fanny Ardant as Mary of Guise
- Éric Cantona as Monsieur de Foix
- Vincent Cassel as Duc d'Anjou
- Kathy Burke as Queen Mary Tudor
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: French, English
- Studios: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title, Channel Four Films
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Box office: $82,150,642
- Themes: queen, duke, treason, queen elizabeth i, tudor, historical figure, catholic, protestant, palace intrigue, 16th century
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