"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
Shekhar Kapur
Director
Michael Hirst
Screenplay
Producer
Eric Fellner
Alison Owen
David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer
Remi Adefarasin
Director of Photography
Jill Bilcock
Editor
John Myhre
Production Design
Simone Pereira Hind
Casting
Vanessa Pereira
Lucy Richardson
Art Direction
Alexandra Byrne
Costume Design
Victoria Mielewska
Dialect Coach
Penny Dyer
Dialogue Coach
William Willoughby
Stunts
Peter White
Rocky Taylor
C.C. Smiff
Kiran Shah
Dominic Preece
Peter Miles
Jo McLaren
Tom Lucy
Derek Lea
Vincent Keane
Rowley Irlam
Sy Holland
Nick Hobbs
Steve Griffin
Neil Finnighan
Ray De-Haan
Danielle da Costa
Gabe Cronnelly
Simon Crane
Steve Caswell
Richard Bradshaw
Andy Bennett
Ivana Primorac
Hairstylist
Miranda Davidson
Karen Ferguson
Anita Burger
Christine Greenwood
Christine Whitney
Makeup Artist
Nicola Barnes
Art Department Coordinator
Poppy Luard
Assistant Art Director
Fred Evans
Sculptor
Roy Rodgers
Brian Bishop
Scenic Artist
Matthew Gray
Set Designer
Mark Auguste
Supervising Sound Editor
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Taylor
George Gibbs
Special Effects Coordinator
Peter Chiang
Visual Effects Supervisor
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Philip Sindall
Camera Operator
Sean Savage
Jimmy Wilson
Gaffer
Kate Buckland
First Assistant Editor
Andrew MacRitchie
Michael Higham
Music Editor
Dave Machin
Transportation Coordinator
Pat Rambaut
Script Supervisor
Sue Lefton
Choreographer
Patric Scott
Unit Publicist
Sue Quinn
Location Manager
Alex Bailey
Still Photographer
Rachael Jones
Jenny Shircore
Liza Chasin
Debra Hayward
Ricky Butt
Foley Artist
Peter Howitt
Set Decoration
Tim Hands
ADR Editor
Dialogue Editor
David Balfour
Property Master
Alan Stewart
Second Unit Director of Photography
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Ian Madden
Second Unit Director
Tommy Gormley
First Assistant Director
Dan Grace
Wardrobe Assistant