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Elizabeth (film)

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Film information
NameElizabeth
Directed byShekhar Kapur
Produced byTim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Alison Owen
Written byMichael Hirst
StarringCate Blanchett
Geoffrey Rush
Christopher Eccleston
Joseph Fiennes
Richard Attenborough
Kathy Burke
Daniel Craig
Vincent Cassel
John Gielgud
Music byDavid Hirschfelder
CinematographyRemi Adefarasin
Editing byJill Bilcock
StudioPolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
United States
Gramercy Pictures
Release dateSeptember 8, 1998 (VFF)
1998 10 23
(United Kingdom)
Running time124 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
French
Latin
Budget$30 million
Gross revenue$82,150,642
Followed byElizabeth: The Golden Age

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'Elizabeth' is a 1998 film written by Michael Hirst, directed by Shekhar Kapur, and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role of Queen Elizabeth I of England, alongside Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Sir John Gielgud and Richard Attenborough. Loosely based on the early years of Elizabeth's reign, in 2007, Blanchett reprised the role in the sequel, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, covering the later part of her reign.
The film brought Australian actress Blanchett to international attention. She won several awards for her portrayal of Elizabeth, notably a BAFTA and a Golden Globe in 1998, while the film was also named the 1998 BAFTA Best British Film. Nominated in 7 categories in the 71st Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Actress, it won the Academy Award for Best Makeup.
The film sees a young Elizabeth elevated to the throne on the death of her half-sister Mary I, who had imprisoned her. Her reign over the divided and bankrupt realm is perceived as weak and under threat of invasion by Early Modern France or Habsburg Spain. For the future stability and security of the crown she is urged by advisor William Cecil (Attenborough) to marry, and has suitors in the Catholic Philip II of Spain and the French Henri, Duc d'Anjou. She instead embarks on an affair with the wholly unsuitable Robert Dudley (Fiennes).
Elizabeth must counter threats from within such as the powerful 4th Duke of Norfolk (Eccleston), and from the armies of Mary of Guise garrisoned in Scotland. She also faces plots from Rome directed by Pope Pius V (Gielgud). Assisted by her 'spymaster' Francis Walsingham (Rush), she puts down the threats both internal and external, ruthlessly executing the plotters. Elizabeth eventually ends her affair and resolves to marry no-one except England. The film ends with Elizabeth assuming the persona of 'The Virgin Queen', initiating England's Golden Age.

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