Elizabeth (1998 film)

Elizabeth is a 1998 British biographical period drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur.
==Cast==
* Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I
* Geoffrey Rush as Francis Walsingham
* Joseph Fiennes as Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
* Richard Attenborough as William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
* Christopher Eccleston as Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
* Kathy Burke as Queen Mary I
* Fanny Ardant as Mary of Guise
* Vincent Cassel as Francis, Duke of Anjou
* Eric Cantona as Paul de Foix
* Emily Mortimer as Kat Ashley
* Kelly Macdonald as Isabel Knollys
* John Gielgud as Pope Pius V
* Daniel Craig as John Ballard
* James Frain as Álvaro de la Quadra
* Edward Hardwicke as Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel
* Jamie Foreman as Earl of Sussex
* Terence Rigby as Bishop Stephen Gardiner
* Angus Deayton as Armagil Waad, Chancellor of the Exchequer
* Amanda Ryan as Lettice Howard
* Kenny Doughty as Sir Thomas Elyot
* George Yiasoumi as King Philip II of Spain
* Wayne Sleep as Dance Tutor
* Alfie Allen as Arundel's Son
* Lily Allen as Lady-in-waiting
== Reception ==
Alex von Tunzelmann, writing for The Guardian, stated of the film, "Elizabeth is a skilfully made, brilliantly acted, smartly structured and intelligently written movie which could hardly be more beautiful to look at. Historically, it's a hot mess. Nonetheless, a thoroughly entertaining one."Elizabeth I rules over time and space - Alex von Tunzelmann - 21 September 2011 - The Guardian - Retrieved 3 September 2021
==Links==
*Elizabeth on Wikipedia
*Elizabeth on IMDB
*Elizabeth on TV Tropes
==References==
Category:Fiction
Category:Real films
Category:Real British films
Category:Real historical films
Category:Real British historical films
Category:Real films released in 1998