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Elizabeth

1998 film by Shekhar Kapurr
Movie film Q499656
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Summary

Elizabeth is a film[1]. Elizabeth ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,385 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: Shekhar Kapur[5]
  • Screenwriter: Michael Hirst[6]
  • Composer: David Hirschfelder[7]
  • Genre: biographical film[8], drama film[9]
  • Followed by: Elizabeth: The Golden Age[10]
  • Cast member: Cate Blanchett[11], Geoffrey Rush[12], Christopher Eccleston[13], Joseph Fiennes[14], John Gielgud[15], Richard Attenborough[16], Kenny Doughty[17], Fanny Ardant[18], Eric Cantona[19], Vincent Cassel[20], Kathy Burke[21], Edward Hardwicke[22], Emily Mortimer[23], Daniel Craig[24]
  • Producer: Tim Bevan[25], Eric Fellner[26], Alison Owen[27]
  • Production company: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment[28], Working Title Films[29]
  • Director of photography: Remi Adefarasin[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Commons category: Elizabeth (film)[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33], DVD[34]
  • Review score: 7.3/10[35], 84%[36], 75/100[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[39]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1998[40], October 29, 1998[41]
  • Characters: Elizabeth I of England[42], Francis Walsingham[43], Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester[44], William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley[45], Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk[46], Mary I[47], Mary of Lorraine[48], Francis, Duke of Anjou[49], Paul de Foix[50], Kat Ashley[51], Elizabeth Knollys[52], Pius V[53], John Ballard[54], Álvaro de la Quadra[55]
  • Distributed by: Gramercy Pictures[56], Netflix[57]
  • Narrative location: England[58]
  • Main subject: Elizabeth I of England[59]
  • Film editor: Jill Bilcock[60]

Why It Matters

Elizabeth has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Elizabeth is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

What awards did Elizabeth receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

Alfie Allen Cate Blanchett Christopher Eccleston Daniel Craig DVD Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth: The Golden Age Emily Mortimer England Eric Cantona Fanny Ardant film Francis Walsingham Geoffrey Rush James Frain John Gielgud Joseph Fiennes Kelly Macdonald Mary I Mary of Lorraine Netflix Philip II of Spain Pius V Richard Attenborough Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester Shekhar Kapur United Kingdom Vincent Cassel William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [6] ↑ . siamzone.com. Retrieved . siamzone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  39. [41] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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