Elizabeth

(1998)

Synopsis

This portrait of England's "Virgin Queen" (Cate Blanchett) is a lush, romantic political thriller about the tumultuous reign of Elizabeth I, whose love for the dashing and duplicitous Earl of Leicester interferes with her duties to her troubled country, which could benefit from a political marriage to a French or Spanish nobleman. Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush.

Directors

Shekhar Kapur, Mark Auguste, David Stephenson, Mark Taylor, David Hirschfelder, Tim Bevan, Shekhar Kapur, Michael Hirst, Terry Forrestal, Liza Chasin, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin, Jonathan Lee, Jenny Shircore, Debra Hayward, Mike Dowson, Remi Adefarasin, Eric Fellner, Mark Auguste, Steve Anderson, Peter Howitt

Production year

1998

Rating

R

Studio

Universal Pictures

Runtime

120 minutes

Cast

Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Richard Attenborough, Christopher Eccleston