Elizabeth
“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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2 films
Cast
60 people
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I
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Joseph Fiennes
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
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The Handmaid's Tale
Shakespeare in Love
Geoffrey Rush
Sir Francis Walsingham
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The King's Speech
Christopher Eccleston
Duke of Norfolk
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Thor: The Dark World
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
John Gielgud
The Pope
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The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Richard Attenborough
Sir William Cecil
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Jurassic Park
The Great Escape
Fanny Ardant
Mary of Guise
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8 Women
La Belle Époque
Éric Cantona
Monsieur de Foix
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AKA
The Salvation
Vincent Cassel
Duc d'Anjou
Known for
Black Swan
La Haine
Kathy Burke
Queen Mary Tudor
Known for
Flushed Away
Pan
Edward Hardwicke
Earl of Arundel
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Sherlock Holmes
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Emily Mortimer
Kat Ashley
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Shutter Island
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Shekhar Kapur Director · Michael Hirst Screenplay David Hirschfelder Composer
Worldwide gross $82M · Budget $30M · United States release September 13, 1998
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$82,150,642
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
Working Title
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
Working Title Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Italy · September 8, 1998
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · September 13, 1998
Theatrical
United Kingdom · October 2, 1998
Theatrical
Australia
October 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 13, 1998 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
February 25, 1999 · Theatrical
France
November 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Germany
October 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
November 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
October 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 22, 1998 · Theatrical
September 15, 2002 · TV · Net 5
May 27, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
December 26, 1998 · Theatrical · Age Limit: 11
Poland
October 7, 1999 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Portugal
January 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Romania
September 13, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 20, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 5, 1999 · Theatrical
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