Elizabeth

1998 7.2 (1418 votes) 2h 4m

Genres

Drama History

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Working Title Films
Channel Four Films

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.

Key Crew

Producer: Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin

Director: Shekhar Kapur

Screenplay: Michael Hirst

Director of Photography: Remi Adefarasin

Top Cast

Cate Blanchett

Elizabeth I

Joseph Fiennes

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Geoffrey Rush

Sir Francis Walsingham

Christopher Eccleston

Duke of Norfolk

John Gielgud

The Pope

Richard Attenborough

Sir William Cecil

Fanny Ardant

Mary of Guise

Éric Cantona

Monsieur de Foix

Videos

Elizabeth (1998) Trailer

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