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Elizabeth
- Director: Shekhar Kapur
- Writer: Michael Hirst
- Producer: Tim Bevan; Liza Chasin
CGiii Comment
No expense spared...
This is gifted vision...with impeccable performances.
Sumptuous.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
This film details the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, as played by Cate Blanchett. The main focus is the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Cast & Characters
Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I;
Geoffrey Rush as Sir Francis Walsingham;
Christopher Eccleston as Duke of Norfolk;
Joseph Fiennes as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester;
Richard Attenborough as Sir William Cecil;
Fanny Ardant as Mary of Guise;
Eric Cantona as Monsieur de Foix;
Vincent Cassel as Duc d'Anjou;
Kathy Burke as Queen Mary Tudor;
Edward Hardwicke as Earl of Arundel;
Emily Mortimer as Kat Ashley;
John Gielgud as The Pope;
Liz Giles as Female Martyr;
Rod Culbertson as Master Ridley;
Paul Fox as Male Martyr