Elizabeth
(DVD)

Originally released as a British motion picture in 1998.

Special features: Sneak peak of "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" ; "The Making of Elizabeth" ; "Elizabeth" featurette ; photo gallery ; optional feature commentary with director Shekhar Kapur.

Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Jill Bilcock ; original music by David Hirschfelder ; costume designer, Alexandra Byrne ; production designer, John Myhre.

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.

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.

MPAA rating: Rated R, for violence and sexuality.

DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1.

In English, with optional subtitles in English SDH, Spanish, or French.

Golden Globe Award, Best Actress in a Drama.