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Cast

Cate Blanchett
as Elizabeth I

Joseph Fiennes
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Geoffrey Rush
as Sir Francis Walsingham

Richard Attenborough
as Sir William Cecil

Christopher Eccleston
as Duke of Norfolk

Jamie Forman
as Earl of Sussex

James Frain
as Alvaro de la Quadra

Emily Mortimer
as Kat Ashley

Kathy Burke
as Queen Mary Tudor

Vincent Cassel
as Duc d'Anjou

Terence Rigby
as Bishop Gardiner

Kenny Doughty
as Sir Thomas Elyot

Edward Hardwicke
as Earl of Arundel

Fanny Ardant
as Mary of Guise

John Gielgud
as The Pope

Kelly Macdonald
as Isabel Knollys

Daniel Craig
as John Ballard

Amanda Ryan
as Lettice Howard

Eric Cantona
as Monsieur de Foix

Wayne Sleep
as Dance Tutor

Angus Deayton
as Waad, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Liz Giles
as Female Martyr

Rod Culbertson
as Master Ridley

Paul Fox
as Male Martyr

Peter Stockbridge
as Palace Chamberlain

George Yiasoumi
as King Phillip II of Spain

Valerie Gale
as Mary's Dwarf

Sally Grey
as Lady in Waiting

Kate Loustau
as Lady in Waiting

Elika Gibbs
as Lady in Waiting

Sarah Owen
as Lady in Waiting

Lily Allen
as Lady in Waiting

Joe White
as Master of the Tower

Matt Andrews
as Norfolk's Man

Liam Foley
as Norfolk's Man

Ben Frain
as Young French Man

Lewis Jones
as Priest

Michael Beint
as Bishop Carlisle

Hayley Burroughs
as Elizabeth's Dwarf

Joseph O'Conor
as Earl of Derby

Brendan O'Hea
as Lord William Howard

Edward Highmore
as Lord Harewood

Daniel Moynihan
as First Bishop

Jeremy Hawk
as Second Bishop

James Rowe
as Bishop in Cellar

Donald Pelmear
as Third Bishop

Tim Bevan
as Handsome Man

Charles Cartmell
as Dudley's Man

Edward Purver
as Dudley's Man

Vladimir Vega
as Vatican Cardinal

Alfie Allen
as Arundel's Son

Daisy Bevan
as Arundel's Daughter

Jennifer Lewicki
as Arundel's Nursemaid

Viviane Horne
as Arundel's Wife

Nick Smallman
as Walsingham's Man

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Audience Reviews for Elizabeth

• 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.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• 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.
  Bradley W Super Reviewer
• 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
  Mesh B Super Reviewer
• 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.
  Sanjay R Super Reviewer

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