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Elizabeth (1998) -- A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
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Overview

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7.6/10   31,682 votes
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Writer:
Michael Hirst (written by)
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Release Date:
22 November 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25. more
Plot:
A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 29 wins & 32 nominations more
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(107 articles)
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Who can tell for sure how it really was? more (374 total)

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Also Known As:
Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen (USA) (closing credits title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and sexuality.
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124 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Joseph Fiennes and Geoffrey Rush also star in 1998's other hugely popular costume drama, Shakespeare in Love (1998), in which Queen Elizabeth (Judi Dench) figures prominently. more
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Continuity: The first shot of Walsingham in the film (from behind the head), is actually used twice. Just before the next shot (of his face), a sharp slit of silver can be seen heading toward Walsingham's head from the right side of the screen. However, Walsingham's servant then crosses the room, and gets a knife out of its case. When the next shot of the back of Walsingham's head is seen, this slit is the knife now being held to his throat by the servant. more
Quotes:
Elizabeth: Invite the Duke of Anjou. We shall see him in flesh.
[She runs after Lord Robert, who is not happy with the news]
Monsieur de Foix: The Duke will not take kindly to a rival for his suit.
Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley: He is a traitor and his father before him. Lord Robert's head will end up on a spike, not on the pillow of a Queen.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Te Deum more

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45 out of 74 people found the following comment useful.
Who can tell for sure how it really was?, 3 May 1999
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Author: Julie Ruel (olenskal@yahoo.com) from Quebec, Canada

I just watched Elizabeth, for the second time and once again I was ...what would be the word...moved? Not in the teary-eyed sense, but in a way that makes you want to read more about Elizabeth I.

However, I have read other comments and two things occurred to me. First, that many people (brilliant scholars or erudite people whom I respect) pretend that "it did not look that way" or " it did not happen that way", such and such. Who are you to tell? History is not an exact science, it is a HUMAN way to try and keep in touch with the events that shaped the world we live in. Being interested in history and costume history myself, nothing STRIKE me as BLATANTLY anachronistic. I think that Mr. Kapur primarily wanted to illustrate Elizabeth's rise to power, not her entire reign, which would take several films. His film is an account of an episode of English history, not a chronic on life in Tudor England, hence the lack of filth and lice, as someone mentioned... The second element is a more personal one, that in fact came to my mind while watching the film: how could Cate Blanchett lose the Oscar to Gwyneth Paltrow, of all people?! Her performance in Shakespeare in Love was charming, no less but no more. I think that trying to catch the conscience of a queen, to make an illustrious historic figure come to life is far more difficult than playing William Shakespeare's (fictitious) love interest.

It was my humble opinion, and I wanted to share it with other IMDB users.

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