Overall Rating:  4.33 out of 5, including 6 reviews
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Winner of The Golden Globe Award
England, 1554. Young, passionate Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne amidst bloody turmoil. Among her courtiers are the venerable Sir William Cecil, her lover the Earl of Leicester, the imperious Duke of Norfolk, and her advisor Walsingham. She must learn to weigh her counsel carefully and ignore her private yearnings if she is to keep her crown - and her head.
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Features:
| Interactive Menus
Director's Commentary
The Making Of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Featurette
Theatrical Trailer And Teaser
Cast And Crew Biographies
Photo Gallery | Video:
| | Widescreen 1.85:1 Color | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
| Subtitles:
| | Spanish, French
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| Studio: Universal Studios
Production Year: 1998
Release Date: 5/25/1999
Length: 123 mins
Rating: R
Chapters: 20
| Includes: Audio Commentary
Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1
Disc: SS-SL
Item Code: 61022668
UPC Code: 025192266829
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Overall Rating: 4.33 out of 5, including 6 reviews
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A beautifully filmed tale of treachery, deceit and religion.... - 4.5 out of 5 (3/19/2000)
When catholic Queen Mary dies the succession goes to Elizabeth, the protestant half-sister Mary was not prepared to execute. The new queen finds herself surrounded by advisors, some supportive but some plotting to restore the catholic line by almost any means. She is also under pressure to marry and produce an heir, but her lover Lord Robert Dudley is not considered suitable.
Elizabeth realises she has some decisions to make, the most important being who rules England.
The film is a thing of
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THE QUEEN AND I - 4.5 out of 5 (6/20/1999)
Elisabeth is a romantic XXth century girl lost in the english XVIth century. She likes to dance, to have sex with her lover and doesn't understand why people are not tolerant in matter of religious beliefs. In fact, she's just like the girl next door. ELIZABETH explains the reason why this fresh young lady has become the Virgin Queen we know through the paintings and Bette Davis impersonations.
The whole cast is great with a special mention to french soccer star Eric Cantona in the role of th
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Solid Historical Thriller - 4 out of 5 (6/7/1999)
Grim, compelling account of Elizabeth's accession to the throne and her struggle to keep it. Gaining the throne is one thing, being established and respected is something else. A complex, engrossing plot full of intrigue (at times reminiscent of the Godfather); Blanchett lives up to our picture of what Elizabeth was like, and the rest of the cast is excellent. One gripe: overuse of overhead camera angles is pretentious and distracting, and music is occasionally inappropriate. Otherwise, thr
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