Synopsis:
When catholic Queen Mary dies the succession goes to Elizabeth, the protestant half-sister Mary was not prepared to execute. The new queen finds herself surrounded by advisors, some supportive but some plotting to restore the catholic line by almost any means. She is also under pressure to marry and produce an heir, but her lover Lord Robert Dudley is not considered suitable. Elizabeth realises she has some decisions to make, the most important being who rules England.

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PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS:

Cate Blanchett ........... Elizabeth I
Geoffrey Rush ............ Sir Francis Walsingham
Joseph Fiennes ........... Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Christopher Eccleston .... Duke of Norfolk
Richard Attenborough ..... Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley
Fanny Ardant ............. Mary of Guise
Kathy Burke .............. Queen Mary Tudor
James Frain .............. Alvaro de la Quadra
Wayne Sleep .............. Dance Tutor
Angus Deayton ............ Waad, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Eric Cantona ............. Monsieur de Foix
John Gielgud ............. The Pope
Daniel Craig ............. John Ballard

PRODUCTION CREDITS:

Written by................  Michael Hirst
Directed by...............  Shekhar Kapur 
Producer..................  Tim Bevan 
Original Music............  David Hirschfelder
Source Music..............  Roger White 
Cinematography............  Remi Adefarasin
Film Editing..............  Jill Bilcock
Casting...................  Simone Ireland
..........................  Vanessa Pereire
Production Design.........  John Myhre
Costume Design............  Alexandra Byrne

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