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Elizabeth

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.

1998 |2h 4m |  Drama, History

Videos

Cast

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Cate Blanchett

Elizabeth I

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Joseph Fiennes

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

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Geoffrey Rush

Sir Francis Walsingham

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Christopher Eccleston

Duke of Norfolk

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John Gielgud

The Pope

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Richard Attenborough

Sir William Cecil

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Fanny Ardant

Mary of Guise

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Éric Cantona

Monsieur de Foix

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Vincent Cassel

Duc d'Anjou

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Kathy Burke

Queen Mary Tudor

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Edward Hardwicke

Earl of Arundel

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Emily Mortimer

Kat Ashley

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James Frain

Alvaro de la Quadra

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Kelly Macdonald

Isabel Knollys

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Kenny Doughty

Sir Thomas Elyot

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Daniel Craig

John Ballard

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Alfie Allen

Arundel's Son

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Jamie Foreman

Earl of Sussex

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Lily Allen

Lady in Waiting

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Amanda Ryan

Lettice Howard

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Kate Loustau

Lady in Waiting

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Daniel Moynihan

First Bishop

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Jeremy Hawk

Second Bishop

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Daisy Bevan

Arundel's Daughter

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Hayley Burroughs

Lady in Waiting

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Angus Deayton

Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer

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Joseph O'Conor

Earl of Derby

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Brendan O'Hea

Lord William Howard

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George Antoni

King Philip II of Spain

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Wayne Sleep

Dance Tutor

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Jean-Pierre Léaud

(uncredited)

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Jocelyn Quivrin

French Guard (uncredited)

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Matthew Rhys

(uncredited)

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Christian Simpson

Royal Guard (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

French, English

Budget

$30,000,000.00

Revenue

$82,150,642.00