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Title: Elizabeth: The Golden Age


Date: 2007
Type: Historical drama
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Shekar Kapur
Producer:

Comment
Cate Blanchett continues her role as Queen Elizabeth, in this film of the second half of her life, as she defends England from the Spanish Armada, with Clive Owen as Walter Rayleigh. This is beautifully filmed, produced and well acted but at the expense of historical detail.

Actors

Cate BlanchettCate Blanchett - Elizabeth
Clive OwenClive Owen - Walter Raleigh
Geoffrey RushGeoffrey Rush - Walsingham
Rhys IfansRhys Ifans
Tom HollanderTom Hollander
Abbie CornishAbbie Cornish
Samantha MortonSamantha Morton - Mary Stuart
Laurence Fox
Rosalind HalsteadRosalind Halstead
David Threfall

Oscars

Nomination - Best Actress - Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth The Golden Age