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
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth I
Joseph Fiennes
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey Rush
Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston
Duke of Norfolk
John Gielgud
The Pope
Richard Attenborough
Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant
Mary of Guise
Éric Cantona
Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel
Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke
Queen Mary Tudor
Edward Hardwicke
Earl of Arundel
Emily Mortimer
Kat Ashley
James Frain
Alvaro de la Quadra
Kelly Macdonald
Isabel Knollys
Kenny Doughty
Sir Thomas Elyot
Daniel Craig
John Ballard
Alfie Allen
Arundel's Son
Jamie Foreman
Earl of Sussex
Lily Allen
Lady in Waiting
Amanda Ryan
Lettice Howard
Sally Grey
Lady in Waiting
Elika Gibbs
Lady in Waiting
Sarah Owen
Lady in Waiting
Kate Loustau
Lady in Waiting
Daniel Moynihan
First Bishop
Jeremy Hawk
Second Bishop
Daisy Bevan
Arundel's Daughter
Hayley Burroughs
Lady in Waiting
Joe White
Master of the Tower
Matt Andrews
Norfolk's Man
Ben Frain
Young French Man
Lewis Jones
Priest
Michael Beint
Bishop Carlisle
Angus Deayton
Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
Joseph O'Conor
Earl of Derby
Brendan O'Hea
Lord William Howard
Edward Highmore
Lord Harewood
James Rowe
Bishop (in Cellar)
Donald Pelmear
Third Bishop
Tim Bevan
Handsome Man
Liz Giles
Female Martyr
Rod Culbertson
Master Ridley
Peter Stockbridge
Palace Chamberlain
Valerie Gale
Mary's Dwarf
George Antoni
King Philip II of Spain
Wayne Sleep
Dance Tutor
Charles Cartmell
Dudley's Man
Edward Purver
Dudley's Man
Vladimir Vega
Vatican Cardinal
Jennifer Lewicki
Arundel's Housemaid
Viviane Horne
Arundel's Wife
Nick Smallman
Walsingham's Man
James Britton
Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
(uncredited)
Ben Mars
Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)
Daniel O'Meara
Henchman (uncredited)
Jocelyn Quivrin
French Guard (uncredited)
Matthew Rhys
(uncredited)
Jason Savin
Courtier (uncredited)
Christian Simpson
Royal Guard (uncredited)
Liam Foley
Norfolk's Man
Crew
Shekhar Kapur
Director
Michael Hirst
Screenplay
Jill Bilcock
Editor
Remi Adefarasin
Director of Photography
Tommy Gormley
First Assistant Director
Tim Bevan
Producer
Eric Fellner
Producer
Alison Owen
Producer
Liza Chasin
Producer
Debra Hayward
Producer
John Myhre
Production Design
Philip Sindall
Camera Operator
Sean Savage
Camera Operator
Simone Pereira Hind
Casting
Vanessa Pereira
Casting
Alexandra Byrne
Costume Design
Dan Grace
Wardrobe Assistant
Ivana Primorac
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Miranda Davidson
Hairstylist
Karen Ferguson
Hairstylist
Anita Burger
Hairstylist
Christine Greenwood
Hairstylist
Christine Whitney
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Jenny Shircore
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Ian Madden
Second Unit Director
Alan Stewart
Second Unit Director of Photography
Nicola Barnes
Art Department Coordinator
Brian Bishop
Scenic Artist
Poppy Luard
Assistant Art Director
Mark Auguste
Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Taylor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ricky Butt
Foley Artist
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Tim Hands
ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
George Gibbs
Special Effects Coordinator
Peter Chiang
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer
Michael Higham
Music Editor
Dave Machin
Transportation Coordinator
Victoria Mielewska
Dialect Coach
Penny Dyer
Dialogue Coach
Peter Howitt
Set Decoration
Matthew Gray
Set Designer
Alex Bailey
Still Photographer
Pat Rambaut
Script Supervisor
Sue Quinn
Location Manager
William Willoughby
Stunts
Peter White
Stunts
Rocky Taylor
Stunts
C.C. Smiff
Stunts
Kiran Shah
Stunts
Dominic Preece
Stunts
Peter Miles
Stunts
Jo McLaren
Stunts
Tom Lucy
Stunts
Derek Lea
Stunts
Vincent Keane
Stunts
Rowley Irlam
Stunts
Sy Holland
Stunts
Nick Hobbs
Stunts
Steve Griffin
Stunts
Neil Finnighan
Stunts
Ray De-Haan
Stunts
Danielle da Costa
Stunts
Gabe Cronnelly
Stunts
Simon Crane
Stunts
Steve Caswell
Stunts
Richard Bradshaw
Stunts
Andy Bennett
Stunts
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Sue Lefton
Choreographer
David Balfour
Property Master
Mike Stallion
Draughtsman
Jimmy Wilson
Gaffer
Patric Scott
Unit Publicist
Lucy Richardson
Art Direction
Fred Evans
Sculptor
Roy Rodgers
Sculptor
Rachael Jones
Sculptor
Kate Buckland
First Assistant Editor
Andrew MacRitchie
First Assistant Editor
