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MPAA Rating: R
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Genre: Biography [feature], Historical Epic, Feminist Film, Historical Film
Release Date: November 06, 1998 (USA)
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Summary:
This British-made historical drama depicts the rise of young Elizabeth Tudor to Queen of England, a reign of intrigue and betrayals. In 1554, Queen Mary I (Kathy Burke) tries to restore Catholicism as England's single faith. With no heir to the crown, she maneuvers to keep her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) from succeeding her, b... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Cate Blanchett - (Elizabeth I)
Geoffrey Rush - (Sir Francis Walsingham)
Christopher Eccleston - (Duke of Norfolk)
Joseph Fiennes - (Robert Dudley)
Richard Attenborough - (Sir William Cecil)
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Review:
Taking on the historical terrain given previous cinematic life in two Bette Davis vehicles, Elizabeth presents a complex portrait of the self-styled Virgin Queen and the violent underpinnings of the mona ... Continue >>

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