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1998 • 2h 3min • R • Drama, History

Elizabeth

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

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.

IMDb 7.4

RT 83%

MC 75

Director

Shekhar Kapur

Writer

Michael Hirst

Composer

David Hirschfelder

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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

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Richard Attenborough Sir William Cecil

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Edward Hardwicke Earl of Arundel

Emily Mortimer Kat Ashley

James Frain Alvaro de la Quadra

Kelly Macdonald Isabel Knollys

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