ELIZABETH (1998)

                                  "All that I am, it is you"
                                       (Robert Dudley to Elizabeth)

Cate Blanchett ... Elizabeth I

Geoffrey Rush ... Sir Francis Walsingham

Christopher Eccleston ... Duke of Norfolk

Joseph Fiennes ... Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Richard Attenborough ... Sir William Cecil

Fanny Ardant ... Mary of Guise

Eric Cantona ... Monsieur de Foix

Vincent Cassel ... Duc d'Anjou

Kathy Burke ... Queen Mary Tudor

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Storyline
It's 1553 and King Henry VIII has died. His sickly son Edward VI reigns for a short while before dying so his eldest daughter, Mary, a childless Catholic, has ascended to the throne. Under Mary's reign, Protestants, known as heretics, are being burned to death. Mary is ill and her half sister, Protestant Elizabeth, is next in line to the throne. Regardless of Mary being queen, she would never allow a Protestant to rule England. Although there is rumor of a Protestant uprising, Mary knows that Elizabeth is not behind this maneuver, yet Mary brings Elizabeth in under possible charges of treason. Elizabeth denies all and denies Mary's wish to uphold the Catholic faith once on the throne. Upon Mary's death in 1558 and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne, England is weak and in disarray. Many are out to unseat Elizabeth, 'a heretic'. To ensure her security on the throne, Elizabeth has to show some leadership, which includes, according to some of her many advisors, establishment of a single Protestant based Church of England, marriage to a suitable husband and the production of an heir. That husband however is not to be Lord Robert Dudley, Elizabeth's lover. Elizabeth needs to learn which of her advisors to listen to as some are not out for her best interest. Written by Huggo

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