Elizabeth

Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Channel Four Films (Firm) (Added Author). Working Title Films. (Added Author). Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Richard Attenborough, Kathy Burke, Fanny Ardant, Eric Cantona, James Frain, Vincent Cassel, Daniel Craig, Angus Deayton, Edward Hardwicke, Jamie Foreman, Terence Rigby, Amanda Ryan, Kelly MacDonald, Emily Mortimer, John Gielgud. (Cast).

Summary: England, 1554. Henry VIII is dead. The country is divided, Catholic against Protestant. Henry's eldest daughter Mary, a fervent Catholic, is Queen. She is childless. The Catholics' greatest fear is the succession of Mary's Protestant half-sister, Elizabeth. After Mary's death, Elizabeth ascends to the throne, thrust into an edgy world of political and religious flux she struggles to protect her power, life, and independence as the court boils with intrigue and conspiracy. Elizabeth begins her reign in a land divided by bloody turmoil, and becomes a cunning strategist, weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors, thwarting her devious rivals, and denying her own desires for the good of her country.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 DVD-video (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment : Focus Features, c2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a British motion picture in 1998. Special features: Sneak peek of "Elizabeth: the Golden Age;" the making of Elizabeth; Elizabeth featurette; photo gallery; feature commentary with director Shekhar Kapur.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Michael Hirst ; producers, Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan ; director, Shekhar Kapur.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Richard Attenborough, Kathy Burke, Fanny Ardant, Eric Cantona, James Frain, Vincent Cassel, Daniel Craig, Angus Deayton, Edward Hardwicke, Jamie Foreman, Terence Rigby, Amanda Ryan, Kelly MacDonald, Emily Mortimer, John Gielgud.
Target Audience Note:	Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in Spanish, or French ; closed captioned.