11 Nov 1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Elizabeth
Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.
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.
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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
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