Elizabeth Universal ; PolyGram Filmed Entertainment presents ; in association with Channel Four Films ; a Working Title production ; a film by Shekhar Kapur ; written by Michael Hirst ; produced by Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan ; directed by Shekhar Kapur.

Elizabeth

England, 1554. Henry VIII is dead. The country is divided, Catholic against Protestant. Henry's eldest daughter Mary, a fervent Catholic, is Queen. She is childless. The Catholics' greatest fear is the succession of Mary's Protestant half-sister, Elizabeth. After Mary's death, El...

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Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm), Channel Four Films (Firm), Working Title Films, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), Focus Features
Other Authors: Kapur, Shekhar, 1945-, Hirst, Michael, 1952-, Owen, Alison, Fellner, Eric, Bevan, Tim, Blanchett, Cate, 1969-, Rush, Geoffrey, 1951-, Eccleston, Christopher, Fiennes, Joseph, 1970-, Attenborough, Richard, Ardant, Fanny, Burke, Kathy, 1965-, Cantona, Éric, 1966-, Cassel, Vincent, 1966-, Frain, James, Craig, Daniel, 1968-, Deayton, Angus, Hardwicke, Edward, Foreman, Jamie, 1958-, Rigby, Terence, Macdonald, Kelly, 1976-, Mortimer, Emily, Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment : Focus Features, ©2007.
Series:Focus Features spotlight series.
Subjects:
Elizabeth > I, > Queen of England, > 1533-1603 > Drama.
Mary > I, > Queen of England, > 1516-1558 > Drama.
Walsingham, Francis, > Sir, > 1532-1590 > Drama.
Queens > Drama.
Kings and rulers > Drama.
Queens > Great Britain > Drama.
Attempted assassination > England > Drama.
Foreign films.
Films for hard of hearing people.
England > Drama.
Scotland > History > 1057-1603 > Drama.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Succession > Drama.
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth, 1558-1603 > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
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Summary:England, 1554. Henry VIII is dead. The country is divided, Catholic against Protestant. Henry's eldest daughter Mary, a fervent Catholic, is Queen. She is childless. The Catholics' greatest fear is the succession of Mary's Protestant half-sister, Elizabeth. After Mary's death, Elizabeth ascends to the throne, thrust into an edgy world of political and religious flux she struggles to protect her power, life, and independence as the court boils with intrigue and conspiracy. Elizabeth begins her reign in a land divided by bloody turmoil, and becomes a cunning strategist, weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors, thwarting her devious rivals, and denying her own desires for the good of her country.
Item Description:Originally released as a British motion picture in 1998.
Special features: Feature commentary with director Shekhar Kapur [optional audio only]; Sneak peak of "Elizabeth: the Golden Age" [featurette] (6 min.); The making of "Elizabeth" [featurette] (25 min.); "Elizabeth" [featurette] (6 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Photo gallery [slide show].
Physical Description:1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Audience:MPAA rating: Rated R, for violence and sexuality.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Jill Bilcock ; original music by David Hirschfelder ; costume designer, Alexandra Byrne ; production designer, John Myhre.
Participant or Performer:Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Richard Attenborough, Kathy Burke, Fanny Ardant, Eric Cantona, James Frain, Vincent Cassel, Daniel Craig, Angus Deayton, Edward Hardwicke, Jamie Foreman, Terence Rigby, Amanda Ryan, Kelly MacDonald, Emily Mortimer, John Gielgud.
Language:In English, with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing, Spanish, or French.

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