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Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.

Elizabeth

7.219982h 3mR

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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.

Directed by Shekhar Kapur

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CAST

The people behind the story

Cate Blanchett

Cate BlanchettElizabeth I

Joseph Fiennes

Joseph FiennesRobert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey RushSir Francis Walsingham

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher EcclestonDuke of Norfolk

John Gielgud

John GielgudThe Pope

Richard Attenborough

Richard AttenboroughSir William Cecil

Fanny Ardant

Fanny ArdantMary of Guise

Éric Cantona

Éric CantonaMonsieur de Foix