Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, Germany
- Violence
- Moderate
The story
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.
- assassination
- england
- queen elizabeth i
- religious war
- tudor
- armada
- catholicism
- sea battle
- palace intrigue
- 16th century
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I, Queen of England
Laurence Fox
Sir Christopher Hatton
Clive Owen
Sir Walter Raleigh
Geoffrey Rush
Sir Francis Walsingham
- Tom Hollander — Amyas Paulet
- Abbie Cornish — Elizabeth Throckmorton
- Rhys Ifans — Robert Reston
- Samantha Morton — Mary, Queen of Scots
- Jordi Mollà — King Philip II of Spain
- Eddie Redmayne — Anthony Babington
- Adrian Scarborough — Calley
- Adam Godley — William Walsingham
- Robert Cambrinus — Count Georg von Helfenstein
- Christian Brassington — Archduke Charles
- David Threlfall — Dr. John Dee
- Directed
- Shekhar Kapur
- Written
- William Nicholson, Michael Hirst
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 1,332 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Motion Picture ETA Produktionsgesellschaft
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1998Elizabeth
Where it starts.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 · You’re here
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