Elizabeth (film)

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Elizabeth
Image:Elizabeth A.jpg original film poster
Directed by	Shekhar Kapur
Produced by	Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Alison Owen
Written by	Michael Hirst
Starring	Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes Richard Attenborough Fanny Ardant Éric Cantona Vincent Cassel Kathy Burke
Cinematography	Remi Adefarasin
Distributed by	Polygram Gramercy
Release date(s)	6 November, 1998
Running time	124 min.
Language	English, French, Latin
Budget	$25,000,000 (estimated)
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Elizabeth is a 1998 film based on the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The film is written by Michael Hirst and directed by Shekhar Kapur. It stars Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, Christopher Eccleston and Richard Attenborough. It was also the final film of acclaimed British actor Sir John Gielgud.

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2 Academy Awards
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4 Portraits
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[edit] Plot

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In 1558, Roman Catholic Mary I of England died of a cancerous tumor in her uterus, leaving her Protestant half sister Elizabeth I of England as queen. Elizabeth had previously been jailed for a supposed conspiracy to murder Mary, but has now been freed for her coronation. Throughout the film, Elizabeth is courted by suitors (including Henri, Duc d'Anjou et de Bourbon, the future king Henry III of France), whom she rejects. Instead, she makes love with her childhood sweetheart, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is a Catholic working under the Protestant Queen's rule who conspires to have her murdered. Elizabeth also deals with the effective ruler of Scotland, Mary of Guise, who allies with France to attack England's forces. At the end of the film, Howard is executed for his conspiracy and Mary is assassinated by Elizabeth's advisor, Francis Walsingham. Robert Dudley is permanently banished by Elizabeth for taking part in the plot to assassinate Elizabeth (one of the film's most glaring historical inaccuracies - in reality, Dudley remained a loyal subject until his death). A sequel, Elizabeth: The Golden Age is in production. 'Elizabeth' has been harshly criticized for its historical innacuracies throughout the film <ref>http://www.moviemistakes.com/film407</ref>.