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Elizabeth I

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20052005
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 3h 43m
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7.9/10
6.7K
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Elizabeth I (2005)
Elizabeth I
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Mini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.Mini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.Mini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.
IMDb RATING
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  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • Hugh Dancy
    • Toby Jones
Top credits
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • Hugh Dancy
    • Toby Jones
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 68User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Won 9 Primetime Emmys
      • 27 wins & 28 nominations total

    Episodes2

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    1 Season
    2006

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    Elizabeth I
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    Elizabeth I

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    Helen Mirren and Erick Deshors in Elizabeth I (2005)
    Hugh Dancy in Elizabeth I (2005)
    Jeremy Irons and Helen Mirren in Elizabeth I (2005)
    Jeremy Irons, Helen Mirren, and Hugh Dancy in Elizabeth I (2005)
    Jeremy Irons in Elizabeth I (2005)
    Jeremy Irons in Elizabeth I (2005)
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    Elizabeth I (2005)
    Jeremy Irons and Helen Mirren in Elizabeth I (2005)

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    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Elizabeth I
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Hugh Dancy
    Hugh Dancy
    • Earl of Essex
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Toby Jones
    Toby Jones
    • Robert Cecil
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Patrick Malahide
    Patrick Malahide
    • Sir Francis Walsingham
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Ian McDiarmid
    Ian McDiarmid
    • Lord Burghley
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Toby Salaman
    • Dr Lopez
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Ann Firbank
    Ann Firbank
    • Lady Anne
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Earl of Leicester…
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • King James VI
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Barbara Flynn
    Barbara Flynn
    • Mary Queen of Scots
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Will Keen
    Will Keen
    • Francis Bacon
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Eddie Redmayne
    Eddie Redmayne
    • Southampton
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Jérémie Covillault
    • Duke of Anjou
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Ben Pullen
    Ben Pullen
    • Sir Walter Raleigh
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Erick Deshors
    • Jean de Simier
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Simon Woods
    Simon Woods
    • Gifford
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Charlotte Asprey
    Charlotte Asprey
    • Frances Walsingham
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Diana Kent
    Diana Kent
    • Lady Essex
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
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    • Trivia
      On his experience filming the series, Eddie Redmayne had this story to tell: "The director, Tom Hooper said "One last thing: Eddie, have you ever been on a horse?" I said "Yes". Cut to Lithuania, two weeks later, a huge Elizabethan street, Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons are standing at this balcony, and there's Tom, cameras, rain machines, fifty Lithuanian extras, spurs attached to my feet, and I'm thinking, "At what point do I tell them that I have never, ever ridden a horse?" It was then that I realized a big part of the cliché of actors lying in auditions is that you should probably try to do the thing you said you can do before filming starts. Anyway, I nearly killed people as the horse galloped off at a hundred miles an hour after I gave it the slightest nudge. Tom came out with his megaphone and shouted, "You're a liar, Redmayne!"
    • Goofs
      Elizabeth uses a fork when having dinner with Leicester before the battle against Spain but the fork was not introduced to England until the early 17th century when James I was on the throne.
    • Quotes

      Queen Elizabeth I: If you can't read my silence, you're nothing.

    • Alternate versions
      When the series was repeated on British TV in 2006, the footage of the Babington plotters being tortured was cut, and the execution of Queen Mary was cut so that she was beheaded with one stroke, although the scene of Leicester telling Elizabeth that it had taken two strokes was left in.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006)

    User reviews68

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    10/10
    Absolutely Brilliant, A Masterpiece!
    I have to say, that this 'TV Film' was 110% better than some major Hollywood blockbusters I have seen.

    The atmosphere and intensity of the life of Elizabeth I is portrayed in a gripping and beautiful manner in this TV film, mainly due to the perfect performance by Helen Mirren, I cannot think of a better person to play Elizabeth I, she really got into the queens skin and has gotten into my 'list' of the best actresses, she was fantastic!

    Jeremy Irons and Hugh Dancy also gave a great performance, I think all the actors/actresses did!

    Although it was a tad gory at times, that did not matter at all as it added to the whole atmosphere.

    Anyone who says this wasn't good should be hung, drawn and quartered! A masterpiece, 10/10
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    • Oct 6, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 22, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • HBO (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Elizabeth and Essex
    • Filming locations
      • Lithuanian Film Studios, Vilnius, Lithuania
    • Production companies
      • HBO Films
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • Company Pictures
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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