Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.
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.
- Director
- Shekhar Kapur
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Sep 13, 1998)
Where to watch
- Buy or rent
Cast
40 people
Cate BlanchettElizabeth I
Joseph FiennesRobert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey RushSir Francis Walsingham
Christopher EcclestonDuke of Norfolk
John GielgudThe Pope
Richard AttenboroughSir William Cecil
Fanny ArdantMary of Guise
Éric CantonaMonsieur de Foix
Vincent CasselDuc d'Anjou
Kathy BurkeQueen Mary Tudor
Edward HardwickeEarl of Arundel
Emily MortimerKat Ashley
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James FrainAlvaro de la Quadra
Kelly MacdonaldIsabel Knollys
Kenny DoughtySir Thomas Elyot
Daniel CraigJohn Ballard
Alfie AllenArundel's Son
Jamie ForemanEarl of Sussex
Lily AllenLady in Waiting
Amanda RyanLettice Howard- SGSally GreyLady in Waiting
- EGElika GibbsLady in Waiting
- SOSarah OwenLady in Waiting
Kate LoustauLady in Waiting
Daniel MoynihanFirst Bishop
Jeremy HawkSecond Bishop
Daisy BevanArundel's Daughter
Hayley BurroughsLady in Waiting- JWJoe WhiteMaster of the Tower
- MAMatt AndrewsNorfolk's Man
- BFBen FrainYoung French Man
- LJLewis JonesPriest
- MBMichael BeintBishop Carlisle
Angus DeaytonWaad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
Joseph O'ConorEarl of Derby
Brendan O'HeaLord William Howard- EHEdward HighmoreLord Harewood
- JRJames RoweBishop (in Cellar)
- DPDonald PelmearThird Bishop
Tim BevanHandsome Man
