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Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25. - Elizabeth
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Title: Elizabeth

Release Date: 13 Sep 1998

Runtime: 2h 4m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Channel Four Films

Production Companies: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Channel Four Films

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (1393 votes)

Cast

  • Elizabeth I: Cate Blanchett
  • Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Joseph Fiennes
  • Sir Francis Walsingham: Geoffrey Rush
  • Duke of Norfolk: Christopher Eccleston
  • The Pope: John Gielgud
  • Sir William Cecil: Richard Attenborough
  • Mary of Guise: Fanny Ardant
  • Monsieur de Foix: Éric Cantona
  • Duc d'Anjou: Vincent Cassel
  • Queen Mary Tudor: Kathy Burke
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