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Release Date: November 6, 1998
Genre: Romance, Drama
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Writer: Michael Hirst
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, Richard Attenborough, Christopher Eccleston, Jamie Foreman, Edward Hardwicke, James Frain, Emily Mortimer, Kelly MacDonald, Amanda Ryan, Kathy Burke, Terence Rigby
Studio: Gramercy Pictures
Running Time: 124 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for violence and sexuality.

ENGLAND, 1554. Under the rule of Queen Mary I, a zealous Catholic, England has been reduced to a country racked by financial and religious instability...

Now close to death, Mary steps up her policy of Protestant repression. The country buzzes with conspiracy and terror. Even Princess Elizabeth, her younger (half-)sister and heir apparent, is in grave danger, but Mary's last-ditch attempt to execute her for treason fails.

Within days, Mary is dead and, in November...

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Elizabeth is the tale of England's first Queen Elizabeth and her rise to power. In this rich and beautiful movie, Cate Blanchett is Elizabeth, the so-called heretic Queen, who takes power after her half-sister, Mary, dies. Full movie review »

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