Elizabeth

Sep 13, 1998

2h 3m

★ 7.2

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Working Title Films

Channel Four Films

Elizabeth Trailers

Cast

Elizabeth I

Cate Blanchett

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Joseph Fiennes

Sir Francis Walsingham

Geoffrey Rush

Duke of Norfolk

Christopher Eccleston

The Pope

John Gielgud

Sir William Cecil

Richard Attenborough

Mary of Guise

Fanny Ardant

Monsieur de Foix

Éric Cantona

Duc d'Anjou

Vincent Cassel

Queen Mary Tudor

Kathy Burke

Earl of Arundel

Edward Hardwicke

Kat Ashley

Emily Mortimer

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