
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I

Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.
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.
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 September 13, 1998
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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
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