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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

PG-1309/09/2007Drama, History, Romance1h 54m
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Woman. Warrior. Queen.

Overview

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Cate Blanchett

    Elizabeth I, Queen of England

  2. Cast 1

    Clive Owen

    Sir Walter Raleigh

  3. Cast 1

    Geoffrey Rush

    Sir Francis Walsingham

  4. Cast 1

    Laurence Fox

    Sir Christopher Hatton

  5. Cast 1

    Tom Hollander

    Amyas Paulet

  6. Cast 1

    Abbie Cornish

    Elizabeth Throckmorton

  7. Cast 1

    Rhys Ifans

    Robert Reston

  8. Cast 1

    Jordi Mollà

    King Philip II of Spain

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    Samantha Morton

    Mary, Queen of Scots

Sadly, someone agreed that a sequel to "Elizabeth" (1998) was required so we ended up with this rather fanciful vehicle for a still competent Cate Blanchett but not so much for a terribly wooden Clive Owen as the seafaring Walter Raleigh. Following the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (Samantha Morton), England is facing impending invasion by the Spanish Armada. The (largely forgivable) factual inaccuracies that dogged the first film are somehow magnified in this rather poor follow up. It really does miss Sir Richard Attenbourgh and despite the best efforts of Geoffrey Rush is left too much t...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$55,000,000.00

Revenue $74,237,563.00

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