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Elizabeth

Name: Elizabeth
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1998-09-13
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, John Gielgud

DramaHistory

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.

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Cast

Cate BlanchettJoseph FiennesGeoffrey RushChristopher EcclestonJohn GielgudRichard AttenboroughFanny ArdantÉric CantonaVincent CasselKathy BurkeEdward HardwickeEmily Mortimer

Director

Shekhar Kapur

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