Elizabeth [Blu-ray]

Director: Shekhar Kapur Shekhar Kapur

Overview

This British-made historical drama depicts the rise of young Elizabeth Tudor to Queen of England, a reign of intrigue and betrayals. Elizabeth is crowned in 1558. She is then faced with a bankrupt country, no army to attack the advancing French, angry clergy, and pressures to make a political marriage.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/27/2010
UPC:	0025192047176
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:00:00
Sales rank:	23,064

Special Features

The Making of Elizabeth; Elizabeth Featurette; Feature Commentary with Director Shekhar Kapur

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Cate Blanchett	El¿bieta I
Joseph Fiennes	Robert Dudley
Geoffrey Rush	Sir Francis Walsingham
Richard Attenborough	Sir William Cecil,Actor
Christopher Eccleston	ksi¿¿¿ Norfolk
Jamie Forman	Earl of Sussex
James Frain	Alvaro de la Quadra,Young French Man
Emily Mortimer	Kat Ashley
Kathy Burke	Queen Mary Tudor
Vincent Cassel	Duc d'Anjou
Terence Rigby	Bishop Gardiner
Kenny Doughty	Sir Thomas Elyot
Edward Hardwicke	Earl of Arundel
Fanny Ardant	Maria
John Gielgud	The Pope
Kelly Macdonald	Isabel Knollys
Daniel Craig	John Ballard
Amanda Ryan	Lettice Howard
Wayne Sleep	Dance Tutor
Angus Deayton	Waad, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Liz Giles	Female Martyr
Rod Culbertson	Master Ridley
Paul Fox	Male Martyr
Peter Stockbridge	Palace Chamberlain
George Yiasoumi	King Phillip II of Spain
Valerie Gale	Mary's Dwarf
Sally Grey	Lady in Waiting
Kate Loustau	Lady in Waiting
Elika Gibbs	Lady in Waiting
Sarah Owen	Lady in Waiting
Lily Allen	Lady in Waiting,Arundel's Son
Joe White	Master of the Tower
Matt Andrews	Norfolk's Man
Liam Foley	Norfolk's Man
Lewis Jones	Priest
Michael Beint	Bishop Carlisle
Hayley Burroughs	Elizabeth's Dwarf
Joseph O'Connor	Earl of Derby
Brendan O'Hea	Lord William Howard
Edward Highmore	Lord Harewood
Daniel Moynihan	First Bishop
Jeremy Hawk	Second Bishop
James Rowe	Bishop in Cellar
Donald Pelmear	Third Bishop
Tim Bevan	Actor,Arundel's Daughter
Charles Cartmell	Dudley's Man
Edward Purver	Dudley's Man
Vladimir Vega	Vatican Cardinal
Jennifer Lewicki	Arundel's Nursemaid
Viviane Horne	Arundel's Wife
Nick Smallman	Walsingham's Man
Éric Cantona	Monsieur de Foix
Jamie Foreman	Actor
George Antoni	Philippe II d'Espagne
David Hirschfelder	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Hirst

Shekhar Kapur	Director
Michael Hirst	Screenwriter
Tim Bevan	Producer
Eric Fellner	Producer
Alison Owen	Producer
Terry Forrestal	Stunts
George Gibbs	Special Effects
Simone Ireland	Casting
Vanessa Pereira	Casting
Liza Chasin	Producer
Debra Hayward	Producer
Steve Anderson	Special Effects
Mark Auguste	Sound Effects,Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Gerry Bates	Sound Effects
Mike Dowson	Sound Effects
Thomas Gastinel	Sound Effects
Andy Bennett	Stunts
David A. Stephenson	Sound/Sound Designer
David Stephenson	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Taking on the historical terrain given previous cinematic life in two Bette Davis vehicles, Elizabeth presents a complex portrait of the self-styled Virgin Queen and the violent underpinnings of the monarchy. Indian director Shekhar Kapur re-imagines the early, hotly contested years of the legendary queen's reign with a keen eye for both the harsh brutality of 16th century life and the opulent luxury afforded the nobles. As Elizabeth I, Cate Blanchett dexterously evolves from light-hearted young woman to preternaturally wise power broker to ossified icon, as emotionally gutted by her rise to supremacy as Francis Ford Coppola's Mafia don Michael Corleone. Geoffrey Rush and Christopher Eccleston excel as, respectively, the queen's consigliere and chief nemesis; and Remi Adefarasin's chiaroscuro cinematography further lends the events an atmospheric Godfather-esque sheen. Hailed for its visual splendor and Blanchett's career-making performance, Elizabeth scored seven Oscar nominations, including Best Actress and an unexpected nod for Best Picture, but lost out to the breezier Elizabethan romp Shakespeare in Love (1998).