Storyline
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.
Released
9/13/1998
Runtime
2h 4min
Director
Budget
$30,000,000
Revenue
$82,150,642
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Channel Four Films
Cast
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I
Joseph Fiennes
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey Rush
Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston
Duke of Norfolk
John Gielgud
The Pope
Richard Attenborough
Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant
Mary of Guise
Éric Cantona
Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel
Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke
Queen Mary Tudor
Edward Hardwicke
Earl of Arundel
Emily Mortimer
Kat Ashley
James Frain
Alvaro de la Quadra
Kelly Macdonald
Isabel Knollys
Kenny Doughty
Sir Thomas Elyot
Daniel Craig
John Ballard
Alfie Allen
Arundel's Son
Jamie Foreman
Earl of Sussex
Lily Allen
Lady in Waiting
Amanda Ryan
Lettice Howard
Sally Grey
Lady in Waiting
Elika Gibbs
Lady in Waiting
Sarah Owen
Lady in Waiting
Kate Loustau
Lady in Waiting
Daniel Moynihan
First Bishop
Jeremy Hawk
Second Bishop
Daisy Bevan
Arundel's Daughter
Hayley Burroughs
Lady in Waiting
Joe White
Master of the Tower
Matt Andrews
Norfolk's Man
Ben Frain
Young French Man
Lewis Jones
Priest
Michael Beint
Bishop Carlisle
Angus Deayton
Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
Joseph O'Conor
Earl of Derby
Brendan O'Hea
Lord William Howard
Edward Highmore
Lord Harewood
James Rowe
Bishop (in Cellar)
Donald Pelmear
Third Bishop
Tim Bevan
Handsome Man
Liz Giles
Female Martyr
Rod Culbertson
Master Ridley
Peter Stockbridge
Palace Chamberlain
Valerie Gale
Mary's Dwarf
George Antoni
King Philip II of Spain
Wayne Sleep
Dance Tutor
Charles Cartmell
Dudley's Man
Edward Purver
Dudley's Man
Vladimir Vega
Vatican Cardinal
Jennifer Lewicki
Arundel's Housemaid
Viviane Horne
Arundel's Wife
Nick Smallman
Walsingham's Man
James Britton
Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
(uncredited)
Ben Mars
Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)
Daniel O'Meara
Henchman (uncredited)
Jocelyn Quivrin
French Guard (uncredited)
Matthew Rhys
(uncredited)
Jason Savin
Courtier (uncredited)
Christian Simpson
Royal Guard (uncredited)
Liam Foley
Norfolk's Man