Elizabeth (1998)

Name: Elizabeth
Released: 1998
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, John Gielgud

• Movies, Drama, History

• 124 min

7.2

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

Directed by: Shekhar Kapur
Casting: Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, John Gielgud, Richard Attenborough, Fanny Ardant, Éric Cantona, Vincent Cassel, Kathy Burke, Edward Hardwicke, Emily Mortimer, James Frain, Kelly Macdonald, Kenny Doughty, Daniel Craig, Alfie Allen, Jamie Foreman, Lily Allen, Amanda Ryan, Sally Grey, Elika Gibbs, Sarah Owen, Kate Loustau, Daniel Moynihan, Jeremy Hawk, Daisy Bevan, Hayley Burroughs, Joe White, Matt Andrews, Ben Frain, Lewis Jones, Michael Beint, Angus Deayton, Joseph O'Conor, Brendan O'Hea, Edward Highmore, James Rowe, Donald Pelmear, Tim Bevan, Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Peter Stockbridge, Valerie Gale, George Antoni, Wayne Sleep, Charles Cartmell, Edward Purver, Vladimir Vega, Jennifer Lewicki, Viviane Horne, Nick Smallman, James Britton, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Ben Mars, Daniel O'Meara, Jocelyn Quivrin, Matthew Rhys, Jason Savin, Christian Simpson, Liam Foley
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Premiere: 1998-09-13
Status: Released

Tags: queen, duke, treason, queen elizabeth i, tudor, historical figure, catholic, protestant, palace intrigue, 16th century, british monarchy

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.