The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 35 wins & 56 nominations total
George Antoni
- King Philip II of Spain
- (as George Yiasoumi)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia1998 was the only year that two performers were nominated for Academy Awards for playing the same character in two different films: Judi Dench was nominated (and won) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love (1998), and Cate Blanchett was nominated for Best Actress for portraying Elizabeth I in this film. Joseph Fiennes and Geoffrey Rush appeared in both films as well.
- GoofsRobert Dudley recites Sir Philip Sidney's sonnet "My true love hath my heart" to Elizabeth in a boat. This sonnet was not written until at least 1580, about 20 years after the time the movie is set, and wasn't published until 1593.
- ConnectionsEdited into Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
- SoundtracksTe Deum
Composed by Thomas Tallis
Performed by St. John's College Choir, Cambridge
Conducted by George Guest
Featured review
I'm not big on historical dramas, but I saw this because I'm interested in that period. The film is a thing of beauty. The cinematography, lighting, and editing are masterful. The acting is superb: refined, and not overdone as can be the case in these things. Blanchett and Rush are especially good. All in all, a wonderful film.
- Drestin Black
- Dec 19, 1999
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,082,699
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $275,131
- Nov 8, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $82,150,642
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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