"The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley."
Cate Blanchett
as Elizabeth I
Joseph Fiennes
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey Rush
as Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston
as Duke of Norfolk
John Gielgud
as The Pope
Richard Attenborough
as Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant
as Mary of Guise
Éric Cantona
as Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel
as Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke
as Queen Mary Tudor
Edward Hardwicke
as Earl of Arundel
Emily Mortimer
as Kat Ashley
James Frain
as Alvaro de la Quadra
Kelly Macdonald
as Isabel Knollys
Kenny Doughty
as Sir Thomas Elyot
Daniel Craig
as John Ballard
Alfie Allen
as Arundel's Son
Jamie Foreman
as Earl of Sussex
Lily Allen
as Lady in Waiting
Amanda Ryan
as Lettice Howard
Sally Grey
Elika Gibbs
Sarah Owen
Kate Loustau
Daniel Moynihan
as First Bishop
Jeremy Hawk
as Second Bishop
Daisy Bevan
as Arundel's Daughter
Hayley Burroughs
Joe White
as Master of the Tower
Matt Andrews
as Norfolk's Man
Ben Frain
as Young French Man
Lewis Jones
as Priest
Michael Beint
as Bishop Carlisle
Angus Deayton
as Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
Joseph O'Conor
as Earl of Derby
Brendan O'Hea
as Lord William Howard
Edward Highmore
as Lord Harewood
James Rowe
as Bishop (in Cellar)
Donald Pelmear
as Third Bishop
Tim Bevan
as Handsome Man
Liz Giles
as Female Martyr
Rod Culbertson
as Master Ridley
Peter Stockbridge
as Palace Chamberlain
Valerie Gale
as Mary's Dwarf
George Antoni
as King Philip II of Spain
Wayne Sleep
as Dance Tutor
Charles Cartmell
as Dudley's Man
Edward Purver
Vladimir Vega
as Vatican Cardinal
Jennifer Lewicki
as Arundel's Housemaid
Viviane Horne
as Arundel's Wife
Nick Smallman
as Walsingham's Man
James Britton
as Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as (uncredited)
Ben Mars
as Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)
Daniel O'Meara
as Henchman (uncredited)
Jocelyn Quivrin
as French Guard (uncredited)
Matthew Rhys
Jason Savin
as Courtier (uncredited)
Christian Simpson
as Royal Guard (uncredited)
Liam Foley
Alison Owen
Producer
Shekhar Kapur
Director
Jill Bilcock
Editor
Vanessa Pereira
Casting
Alexandra Byrne
Costume Design
John Myhre
Production Design
Lucy Richardson
Art Direction
Michael Hirst
Screenplay
Eric Fellner
Remi Adefarasin
Director of Photography
David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer
Simone Pereira Hind
Victoria Mielewska
Dialect Coach
Penny Dyer
Dialogue Coach
Dominic Preece
Stunts
Derek Lea
Andy Bennett
Danielle da Costa
Nick Hobbs
William Willoughby
Ray De-Haan
Richard Bradshaw
Peter White
Kiran Shah
Rowley Irlam
Steve Caswell
Peter Miles
Tom Lucy
Neil Finnighan
Gabe Cronnelly
C.C. Smiff
Jo McLaren
Steve Griffin
Rocky Taylor
Vincent Keane
Sy Holland
Simon Crane
Roy Rodgers
Sculptor
George Gibbs
Special Effects Coordinator
Anita Burger
Hairstylist
Christine Whitney
Makeup Artist
Kate Buckland
First Assistant Editor
Pat Rambaut
Script Supervisor
Karen Ferguson
Fred Evans
Mark Auguste
Supervising Sound Editor
Sean Savage
Camera Operator
Jimmy Wilson
Gaffer
Michael Higham
Music Editor
Christine Greenwood
Sue Quinn
Location Manager
Nicola Barnes
Art Department Coordinator
Matthew Gray
Set Designer
Patric Scott
Unit Publicist
Sue Lefton
Choreographer
Peter Chiang
Visual Effects Supervisor
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Ivana Primorac
Brian Bishop
Scenic Artist
Philip Sindall
Dave Machin
Transportation Coordinator
Miranda Davidson
Poppy Luard
Assistant Art Director
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Taylor
Andrew MacRitchie
Alex Bailey
Still Photographer
Rachael Jones
Debra Hayward
Ricky Butt
Foley Artist
Jenny Shircore
Liza Chasin
Peter Howitt
Set Decoration
David Balfour
Property Master
Ian Madden
Second Unit Director
Alan Stewart
Second Unit Director of Photography
Tim Hands
ADR Editor
Tommy Gormley
First Assistant Director
Dialogue Editor
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Dan Grace
Wardrobe Assistant