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