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      Elizabeth

      1998, History/Drama, 2h 1m

      67 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      No mere historical drama, Elizabeth is a rich, suspenseful journey into the heart of British Royal politics, and features a typically outstanding performance from Cate Blanchett. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Elizabeth Tudor (Cate Blanchett) becomes queen of a divided and dangerous England in 1558. She is roundly perceived as weak by threats from within and abroad, and she is strongly advised to marry by counsel William Cecil (Richard Attenborough). But she will be married only to her country. Intelligent and cautious, she must choose where to place her trust: with her shrewd secretary Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush), a master of espionage, or her secret lover, Sir Robert Dudley (Joseph Fiennes).

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: History, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Shekhar Kapur

      • Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Alison Owen

      • Writer: Michael Hirst

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $30.1M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Gramercy Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Polygram

      • Production Co: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

      • Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

      Cast & Crew

      Geoffrey Rush
      Joseph Fiennes
      Richard Attenborough
      Fanny Ardant
      Kathy Burke
      Éric Cantona
      James Frain
      Daniel Craig
      Angus Deayton
      Edward Hardwicke
      Terence Rigby
      Amanda Ryan
      Kelly Macdonald
      Michael Hirst
      Tim Bevan
      David Hirschfelder
      Remi Adefarasin
      Jill Bilcock
      John Myhre
      Lucy Richardson
      Peter Howitt
      Alexandra Byrne

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      • Dec 01, 2016

        A handsome period drama that looks stunning but feels more like reading a History book, with a plain screenplay that doesn't offer many surprises and a cold, didactic direction by Shekhar Kapur that doesn't leave us engaged in the way that it actually should.

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      • Jun 21, 2012

        Elizabeth is a fantastic period drama and one of the best historical films I have ever seen. I must admit i didn't expect to enjoy this because it seemed like it was going to be very slow and uneventful, but boy was I mistaken. The script and characters keep us interested for the entire film, and I was entertained throughout and that is something you need to look for in a historical film. Cate Balnchett is incredible and perfectly handles the character of Elizabeth perfectly and how she grows more mature and wise throughout the film. The settings, makeup, costumes, and acting are all triumphantly amazing and really put us in this time period and I loved it. Director Shekhar Kapur keeps the film interesting using its actors and story to its advantage, and instead of slowing the film down by giving a confusing and slow plot, he gives us this one complex character and show her grow more and more throughout the films events and that is what really blew me away, how you can watch the beginning and end and see the major differences in the films hero. Elizabeth has been in a fight with Shakespeare in Love for what was the better period piece, and honestly I love them both so much that I cannot choose, but what I know is that this film is completely original and stands on its own feet and succeeds at being a powerful historical film.

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      • May 29, 2012

        For all of those who expect this to be an artsy politically royal type of movie, you have been warned. What makes Shekar Kapur's <i>Elizabeth</i> enjoyable is the contrast of commercial flavor and not-too-serious mechanism that gives it a memorable place in viewers mind. By no mean does the movie interpret the whole chronicle life of Elizabeth I, but with Cate Blanchett enigmatic performance, one would forget and maybe keen to learn and explore more on the tragic history of England's Protestant queen. 7.5/10

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      • Jan 31, 2012

        This film is boring and forgettable. The one thing it does well is develop the Elizabeth character from a light hearted gal into a cold-blooded queen. However, the acting was so-so, the writing was plain and the editing was poor: Several scenes served no purpose but to prolong this mind-numbing bore-fest.

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