Released:
1998-09-13

Overview:
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

Runtime:
2h 3min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  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