Elizabeth

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.

Cast

• Cate BlanchettElizabeth I
• Joseph FiennesRobert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
• Christopher EcclestonDuke of Norfolk
• Geoffrey RushSir Francis Walsingham
• John GielgudThe Pope
• Richard AttenboroughSir William Cecil
• Fanny ArdantMary of Guise
• Éric CantonaMonsieur de Foix
• Vincent CasselDuc d'Anjou
• Kathy BurkeQueen Mary Tudor
• Edward HardwickeEarl of Arundel
• Emily MortimerKat Ashley

Crew

• Shekhar KapurDirector
• Michael HirstWriter