Elizabeth (1998)

7.2/10 123 min Drama History

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.

Cast

Cate Blanchett

Elizabeth I

Joseph Fiennes

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Geoffrey Rush

Sir Francis Walsingham

Christopher Eccleston

Duke of Norfolk

John Gielgud

The Pope

Richard Attenborough

Sir William Cecil

Fanny Ardant

Mary of Guise

Éric Cantona

Monsieur de Foix

Vincent Cassel

Duc d'Anjou

Kathy Burke

Queen Mary Tudor

Edward Hardwicke

Earl of Arundel

Emily Mortimer

Kat Ashley

James Frain

Alvaro de la Quadra

Kelly Macdonald

Isabel Knollys

Kenny Doughty

Sir Thomas Elyot

Daniel Craig

John Ballard

Alfie Allen

Arundel's Son

Jamie Foreman

Earl of Sussex

Lily Allen

Lady in Waiting

Amanda Ryan

Lettice Howard

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