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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Michael Hirst (written by)
Release Date:
22 November 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25. more
Plot:
A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 29 wins
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32 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(103 articles)
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User Comments:
A beautiful and intriguing film which captures the grace and barbarity of the era.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Cate Blanchett | ... | Elizabeth I |
 | Geoffrey Rush | ... | Sir Francis Walsingham |
 | Christopher Eccleston | ... | Duke of Norfolk |
 | Joseph Fiennes | ... | Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester |
 | Richard Attenborough | ... | Sir William Cecil |
 | Fanny Ardant | ... | Mary of Guise |
| Eric Cantona | ... | Monsieur de Foix |
 | Vincent Cassel | ... | Duc d'Anjou |
| Kathy Burke | ... | Queen Mary Tudor |
| Edward Hardwicke | ... | Earl of Arundel |
 | Emily Mortimer | ... | Kat Ashley |
 | John Gielgud | ... | The Pope |
| Liz Giles | ... | Female Martyr |
| Rod Culbertson | ... | Master Ridley |
| Paul Fox | ... | Male Martyr |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen (USA) (closing credits title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and sexuality.
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Runtime:
124 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
USA:R (certificate #35933) |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:14+ (Ontario) |
Brazil:16 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Austria:16 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:16 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) |
Singapore:R(A) (original rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15
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Robert Dudley (Joseph Fiennes) recites "My true love hath my heart" to Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett), a sonnet written by Sir Philip Sidney, son-in-law of Sir Francis Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush), trusted advisor to the queen.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: In one scene, we see Mary of Guise riding at the front of her men across a bloody battlefield. Back then, even reigning women did not ride at the front of their troops, and rarely rode horses with both legs over the animal; they sat on the side. It is actually said that Mary of Guise refused to ride in front of her troops.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Starter Wife: The Forty-Year-Old Virgin Queen (#1.1)" (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Nimrod
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The acting is superb as is the choreography. A very da Vinci-like use of like and dark in comparing the young and innocent Elizabeth with the corrupt and conspiracy ridden "royal court". Very compelling and interesting as the new queen, who is thrust, almost against her wish, into power, learns the nature of the beast she must tame and then rule. It may not be a blockbuster of an event, but you just don't find this level of acting in Hollywood. Yet, taken as a whole, the story reminded me of the Godfather, yet it takes place some 450 years in the past.