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Name: Elizabeth
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Genre: drama, history
Released: 1998
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 7.4

Elizabeth has an iRankMovies score of 76.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Elizabeth (1998)

Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.

Release:1998

Runtime:2h 3m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Shekhar Kapur

Language:English

Genre

DramaHistory

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Keywords

QueenDukeTreasonQueen Elizabeth ITudorHistorical FigureCatholicProtestant

iRank76

Elizabeth rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 109K votes

Rotten Tomatoes83%

Metacritic75%

TMDb7.166/10· 1K votes

With 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 75/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Elizabeth

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

Cast of Elizabeth

Cate Blanchett
as Elizabeth I
Joseph Fiennes
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey Rush
as Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston
as Duke of Norfolk
John Gielgud
as The Pope
Richard Attenborough
as Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant
as Mary of Guise
Éric Cantona
as Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel
as Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke
as Queen Mary Tudor
Edward Hardwicke
as Earl of Arundel
Emily Mortimer
as Kat Ashley

Elizabeth facts

Budget: $30M
Box office: $82.2M
Collection: Elizabeth Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Striking visual presentation and lavish period detail immerse viewers completely
•Complex political intrigue captures palace machinations with compelling stakes
•Lead performance commands screen while navigating power dynamics masterfully