Elizabeth

Elizabeth

1998/09/13 • $30,000,000 • Released • French, English

Drama
History
7.2
2h 3m

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.

Director : Shekhar Kapur

Casts
Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Elizabeth I

Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Sir Francis Walsingham

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

Duke of Norfolk

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

The Pope

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Sir William Cecil

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

Mary of Guise

Éric Cantona

Éric Cantona

Monsieur de Foix

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Duc d'Anjou

Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

Queen Mary Tudor

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Earl of Arundel

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Kat Ashley

James Frain

James Frain

Alvaro de la Quadra

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Isabel Knollys

Kenny Doughty

Kenny Doughty

Sir Thomas Elyot

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

John Ballard

Alfie Allen

Alfie Allen

Arundel's Son

Jamie Foreman

Jamie Foreman

Earl of Sussex

Lily Allen

Lily Allen

Lady in Waiting

Amanda Ryan

Amanda Ryan

Lettice Howard

Sally Grey

Lady in Waiting

Elika Gibbs

Lady in Waiting

Sarah Owen

Lady in Waiting

Kate Loustau

Kate Loustau

Lady in Waiting

Daniel Moynihan

Daniel Moynihan

First Bishop

Jeremy Hawk

Jeremy Hawk

Second Bishop

Daisy Bevan

Daisy Bevan

Arundel's Daughter

Hayley Burroughs

Hayley Burroughs

Lady in Waiting

Joe White

Master of the Tower

Matt Andrews

Norfolk's Man

Ben Frain

Young French Man

Lewis Jones

Priest

Michael Beint

Bishop Carlisle

Angus Deayton

Angus Deayton

Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer

Joseph O'Conor

Joseph O'Conor

Earl of Derby

Brendan O'Hea

Brendan O'Hea

Lord William Howard

Edward Highmore

Lord Harewood

James Rowe

Bishop (in Cellar)

Donald Pelmear

Third Bishop

Tim Bevan

Tim Bevan

Handsome Man

Liz Giles

Female Martyr

Rod Culbertson

Master Ridley

Peter Stockbridge

Palace Chamberlain

Valerie Gale

Mary's Dwarf

George Antoni

George Antoni

King Philip II of Spain

Wayne Sleep

Wayne Sleep

Dance Tutor

Charles Cartmell

Dudley's Man

Edward Purver

Dudley's Man

Vladimir Vega

Vatican Cardinal

Jennifer Lewicki

Arundel's Housemaid

Viviane Horne

Arundel's Wife

Nick Smallman

Walsingham's Man

James Britton

Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

(uncredited)

Ben Mars

Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)

Daniel O'Meara

Henchman (uncredited)

Jocelyn Quivrin

Jocelyn Quivrin

French Guard (uncredited)

Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys

(uncredited)

Jason Savin

Courtier (uncredited)

Christian Simpson

Christian Simpson

Royal Guard (uncredited)

Liam Foley

Norfolk's Man

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