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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.   Academy Award® winners Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Richard Attenborough lead a distinguished cast in Elizabeth - the critically acclaimed epic of the queen's turbulent and treacherous rise to power. Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naïve girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and attempted assassinations, the young queen is forced to become a cunning strategist while weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors, thwarting her devious rivals, and denying her own desires for the good of her country. Relive the majesty and drama of one of history's greatest monarchs in this stunning production that was honoured with 7 Academy Award® nominations including Best Picture!   Actors Richard Attenborough, Joseph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Eccleston, Eric Cantona, Vincent Cassel, Kathy Burke, Geoffrey Rush, Angus Deayton, Kelly MacDonald, James Frain, John Gielgud & Fanny Ardant Director Shekhar Kapur Certificate 15 years and over Year 1998 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Languages English - DTS-HD Master Audio (5.1) Additional Languages French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Japanese Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Canadian French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Latin American Spanish ; Japanese ; Korean ; Swedish ; Danish ; Finnish ; Dutch ; Norwegian ; Portugese ; Greek ; Traditional Mandarin ; Cantonese Closed Captions Yes Duration 2 hours and 4 minutes (approx)

In 1554, England is ruled by the fervently Catholic Queen Mary (Kathy Burke), whose persecution of Protestants even extends to her own half-sister, Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett). When Mary dies, Elizabeth succeeds to the throne, but finds her country under threat from the Scots, French and Spanish. Although conducting an affair with Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester (Joseph Fiennes), Elizabeth is urged by her advisors to wed and produce an heir. Meanwhile, plots against her are being hatched by the Catholic bishops, and Elizabeth soon becomes the target of an assassination attempt. Cate Blanchett was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar and won a BAFTA in recognition of her performance.