Movie
Elizabeth
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-09-13
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Channel Four Films
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Edward Hardwicke as Earl of Arundel
- Emily Mortimer as Kat Ashley
Crew
- Shekhar Kapur - Director
- Michael Hirst - Screenplay
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