Elizabeth

Movie

1998

2h 4m

English

Drama, History

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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.

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Elizabeth

Movie

1998

2h 4m

English

Drama, History

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Cast

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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

The Pope

Sir William Cecil

Mary of Guise

Monsieur de Foix

Duc d'Anjou

Queen Mary Tudor

Earl of Arundel

Kat Ashley

Alvaro de la Quadra

Isabel Knollys

Sir Thomas Elyot

John Ballard

Arundel's Son

Earl of Sussex

Lady in Waiting

Lettice Howard

Lady in Waiting

Lady in Waiting

Lady in Waiting

Lady in Waiting

First Bishop

Directed By: Shekhar Kapur

Written By: Michael Hirst (Screenplay)

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Bob.Frapples says...

6 years ago

A renewed interest in the English monarch has been triggered by _The Crown_ on Netflix. I'm just not sure this movie was worth my time. It takes a lot of liberties with actual history. It definitely makes the religious war of post Henry VIII rule look like only the Catholics were crazy. The best part of the movie is future James Bond Daniel Craig playing an assassin priest. Quite the foreshadowing.

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Idek says...

2 years ago

As usual, claw way to the top. ;) ps. Blanchett and Ardant great in their roles.

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durack says...

3 years ago

Daniel Craig plays the role of 007 - In His Holiness' Secret Service. :rofl:

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scheu says...

6 years ago

The bloom has come off the rose a bit since I first saw this film 20 years ago. I still love it, I still love Cate in it, but the score is awful and the story just feels thin at times.

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AndrewBloom

CONTAINS SPOILERS8/10 6 years ago

[8.4/10] There’s an old saying that the definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the “William Tell Overture” without thinking of *The Lone Ranger*. Well, a corollary to that may be that the definition of an uncultured film bro like yours truly is someone who can’t watch *El More

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mgabrielsx

9/10 2 years ago

I LOVE a good historical drama and it's no different here!!
- Elizabeth's ascension to the English throne is, without a doubt, one of the best known historical facts and, for me, this is a film that portrays that time very well (they certainly took some creative liberties, but overall it is what be More

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crastana

2 years ago

Even The Footballer did a decent job
Forget about historical records and accuracy or Henry VIII architecture, their buildings look like they are in the BC XI. I wont give it 10 because is full of historical inaccuracies, if this was a Russian film they would say it is disinformation and propaganda. More

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CinemaSerf

3 months ago

A very good looking depiction of the early reign of England's Queen Elizabeth I with Oscar-nominated Cate Blanchett in the title role. Initially, she struggles to stay alive during the reign of her devoutly Catholic (a superbly cast Kathy Burke) half-sister Mary, with the help of her childhood frien More

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