Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

Directed by

Shekhar Kapur

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 1,321 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Cate Blanchett plays Queen Elizabeth I in this sequel that covers the later years of her reign. The queen faces threats from Catholic Spain and the Spanish Armada while navigating personal ambitions and court politics.

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What happens

Elizabeth: The Golden Age is a 2007 biographical historical drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films. It stars Cate Blanchett in the title role and is a loose but fact-based portrayal of events during the latter part of the reign of Elizabeth I, forming a sequel to Kapur's 1998 film Elizabeth. The film co-stars Geoffrey Rush (reprising his role from the previous film), Clive Owen, Jordi Mollà, Abbie Cornish, and Samantha Morton. The screenplay was written by William Nicholson and Michael Hirst, and the score composed by Craig Armstrong and A. R. Rahman. Guy Hendrix Dyas was the film's production designer and co-visual effects supervisor, and the costumes were created by Alexandra Byrne. The film was shot at Shepperton Studios and locations around the United Kingdom. The film premiered on 9 September 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It opened in wide release in the United States on 12 October 2007, premiered in London on 23 October 2007, and opened wide on 2 November 2007 throughout the rest of the UK and Republic of Ireland. At the 80th Academy Awards, the film won Best Costume Design and Blanchett received a nomination for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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