Movie
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Overview
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-09-09
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Motion Picture ETA Produktionsgesellschaft
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, Germany
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I, Queen of England
- Laurence Fox as Sir Christopher Hatton
- Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh
- Geoffrey Rush as Sir Francis Walsingham
- Tom Hollander as Amyas Paulet
- Abbie Cornish as Elizabeth Throckmorton
- Rhys Ifans as Robert Reston
- Samantha Morton as Mary, Queen of Scots
- Jordi Mollà as King Philip II of Spain
- Eddie Redmayne as Anthony Babington
- Adrian Scarborough as Calley
- Adam Godley as William Walsingham
Crew
- Shekhar Kapur - Director
- William Nicholson - Screenplay
- Michael Hirst - Screenplay
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