Elizabeth
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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.
What critics thought
Shekhar Kapur's portrait of Elizabeth I's early reign earned broad critical approval, with reviewers treating it less as a history lesson and more as a paranoid political thriller steeped in court intrigue. Cate Blanchett's transformation across the film was the most consistently praised element, though some critics found the liberties taken with history more troubling than others.
Accolades
Genres
Drama, History
Cast & Crew
Shekhar KapurDirector
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
David HirschfelderComposer
Michael HirstWriter
Remi AdefarasinCinematographyElizabeth
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.
What critics thought
Shekhar Kapur's portrait of Elizabeth I's early reign earned broad critical approval, with reviewers treating it less as a history lesson and more as a paranoid political thriller steeped in court intrigue. Cate Blanchett's transformation across the film was the most consistently praised element, though some critics found the liberties taken with history more troubling than others.
Accolades
Genres
Drama, History
Cast & Crew
Shekhar KapurDirectorCate BlanchettElizabeth IJoseph FiennesRobert Dudley, Earl of LeicesterGeoffrey RushSir Francis WalsinghamChristopher EcclestonDuke of NorfolkJohn GielgudThe PopeRichard AttenboroughSir William CecilFanny ArdantMary of GuiseÉric CantonaMonsieur de FoixVincent CasselDuc d'AnjouKathy BurkeQueen Mary TudorEdward HardwickeEarl of ArundelEmily MortimerKat AshleyDavid HirschfelderComposerMichael HirstWriterRemi AdefarasinCinematographyRent & Buy