Elizabeth (1998)
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
Writer:
Michael Hirst
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Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I |
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Joseph Fiennes as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester |
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Geoffrey Rush as Sir Francis Walsingham |
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Christopher Eccleston as Duke of Norfolk |
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John Gielgud as The Pope |
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Richard Attenborough as Sir William Cecil |
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Fanny Ardant as Mary of Guise |
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Éric Cantona as Monsieur de Foix |
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Vincent Cassel as Duc d'Anjou |
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Kathy Burke as Queen Mary Tudor |
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Edward Hardwicke as Earl of Arundel |
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Emily Mortimer as Kat Ashley |
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James Frain as Alvaro de la Quadra |
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Kelly Macdonald as Isabel Knollys |
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Kenny Doughty as Sir Thomas Elyot |
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Daniel Craig as John Ballard |
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Alfie Allen as Arundel's Son |
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Jamie Foreman as Earl of Sussex |
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Lily Allen as Lady in Waiting |
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Amanda Ryan as Lettice Howard |
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Sally Grey as Lady in Waiting |
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Elika Gibbs as Lady in Waiting |
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Sarah Owen as Lady in Waiting |
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Kate Loustau as Lady in Waiting |
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Daniel Moynihan as First Bishop |
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Jeremy Hawk as Second Bishop |
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Daisy Bevan as Arundel's Daughter |
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Hayley Burroughs as Lady in Waiting |
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Joe White as Master of the Tower |
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Matt Andrews as Norfolk's Man |
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Ben Frain as Young French Man |
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Lewis Jones as Priest |
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Michael Beint as Bishop Carlisle |
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Angus Deayton as Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer |
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Joseph O'Conor as Earl of Derby |
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Brendan O'Hea as Lord William Howard |
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Edward Highmore as Lord Harewood |
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James Rowe as Bishop (in Cellar) |
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Donald Pelmear as Third Bishop |
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Tim Bevan as Handsome Man |
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Liz Giles as Female Martyr |
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Rod Culbertson as Master Ridley |
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Peter Stockbridge as Palace Chamberlain |
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Valerie Gale as Mary's Dwarf |
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George Antoni as King Philip II of Spain |
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Wayne Sleep as Dance Tutor |
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Charles Cartmell as Dudley's Man |
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Edward Purver as Dudley's Man |
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Vladimir Vega as Vatican Cardinal |
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Jennifer Lewicki as Arundel's Housemaid |
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Viviane Horne as Arundel's Wife |
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Nick Smallman as Walsingham's Man |
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James Britton as Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited) |
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Jean-Pierre Léaud as (uncredited) |
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Ben Mars as Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited) |
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Daniel O'Meara as Henchman (uncredited) |
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Jocelyn Quivrin as French Guard (uncredited) |
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Matthew Rhys as (uncredited) |
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Jason Savin as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Christian Simpson as Royal Guard (uncredited) |
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Liam Foley as Norfolk's Man |
| Directing | Shekhar Kapur | Director |
| Writing | Michael Hirst | Screenplay |
| Production | Tim Bevan | Producer |
| Production | Eric Fellner | Producer |
| Production | Alison Owen | Producer |
| Sound | David Hirschfelder | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Remi Adefarasin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jill Bilcock | Editor |
| Art | John Myhre | Production Design |
| Production | Simone Pereira Hind | Casting |
| Production | Vanessa Pereira | Casting |
| Art | Lucy Richardson | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandra Byrne | Costume Design |
| Crew | Victoria Mielewska | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Penny Dyer | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | William Willoughby | Stunts |
| Crew | Peter White | Stunts |
| Crew | Rocky Taylor | Stunts |
| Crew | C.C. Smiff | Stunts |
| Crew | Kiran Shah | Stunts |
| Crew | Dominic Preece | Stunts |
| Crew | Peter Miles | Stunts |
| Crew | Jo McLaren | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Lucy | Stunts |
| Crew | Derek Lea | Stunts |
| Crew | Vincent Keane | Stunts |
| Crew | Rowley Irlam | Stunts |
| Crew | Sy Holland | Stunts |
| Crew | Nick Hobbs | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve Griffin | Stunts |
| Crew | Neil Finnighan | Stunts |
| Crew | Ray De-Haan | Stunts |
| Crew | Danielle da Costa | Stunts |
| Crew | Gabe Cronnelly | Stunts |
| Crew | Simon Crane | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve Caswell | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard Bradshaw | Stunts |
| Crew | Andy Bennett | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Primorac | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miranda Davidson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Ferguson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anita Burger | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Greenwood | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Whitney | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Primorac | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Whitney | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Nicola Barnes | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Poppy Luard | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Fred Evans | Sculptor |
| Art | Roy Rodgers | Sculptor |
| Crew | Brian Bishop | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Matthew Gray | Set Designer |
| Sound | Mark Auguste | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | George Gibbs | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Peter Chiang | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Terry Forrestal | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Philip Sindall | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sean Savage | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Jimmy Wilson | Gaffer |
| Editing | Kate Buckland | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Andrew MacRitchie | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Michael Higham | Music Editor |
| Crew | Dave Machin | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Pat Rambaut | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Sue Lefton | Choreographer |
| Crew | Patric Scott | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Sue Quinn | Location Manager |
| Camera | Alex Bailey | Still Photographer |
| Art | Rachael Jones | Sculptor |
| Sound | Ricky Butt | Foley Artist |
| Art | Peter Howitt | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Tim Hands | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Tim Hands | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | David Balfour | Property Master |
| Camera | Alan Stewart | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Derek Trigg | Foley Editor |
| Directing | Ian Madden | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Tommy Gormley | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dan Grace | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Art | Mike Stallion | Draughtsman |
| Production | Liza Chasin | Co-Producer |
| Production | Debra Hayward | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mary Richards | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Makeup Designer |