Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.
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.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and epic.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- 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
Crew
- Shekhar KapurDirector
- Michael HirstScreenplay
- Remi AdefarasinDirector of Photography
- David HirschfelderOriginal Music Composer
- Jill BilcockEditor
- Alison OwenProducer
- Eric FellnerProducer
- Tim BevanProducer
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