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Elizabeth R

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1971
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
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Elizabeth R (1971)
Period DramaBiographyDramaHistory

The life of Queen Elizabeth I, from her early years as a princess to her long reign as the final Tudor monarch.The life of Queen Elizabeth I, from her early years as a princess to her long reign as the final Tudor monarch.The life of Queen Elizabeth I, from her early years as a princess to her long reign as the final Tudor monarch.

  • Stars
    • Glenda Jackson
    • Ronald Hines
    • Robert Hardy
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    2K
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    • Stars
      • Glenda Jackson
      • Ronald Hines
      • Robert Hardy
    • 37User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Glenda Jackson
    Glenda Jackson
    • Queen Elizabeth I
    Ronald Hines
    Ronald Hines
    • William Cecil (Lord Burghley)
    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
    • Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)
    Stephen Murray
    Stephen Murray
    • Walsingham
    John Shrapnel
    John Shrapnel
    • Earl of Sussex
    Angela Thorne
    Angela Thorne
    • Lettice Knollys, Lady Leicester
    Robin Ellis
    Robin Ellis
    • Robert Devereaux (Earl of Essex)
    Peter Jeffrey
    Peter Jeffrey
    • King Philip II of Spain
    Rachel Kempson
    Rachel Kempson
    • Kat Ashley
    Vivian Pickles
    Vivian Pickles
    • Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots…
    Peter Howell
    Peter Howell
    • Lord Howard
    Daphne Slater
    • Mary I
    Hugh Dickson
    Hugh Dickson
    • Sir Robert Cecil
    Rosalie Crutchley
    Rosalie Crutchley
    • Catherine Parr
    Esmond Knight
    Esmond Knight
    • Bishop de Quadra
    John Nettleton
    John Nettleton
    • Sir Francis Bacon
    Hamilton Dyce
    • Sir Amyas Paulet
    David Collings
    David Collings
    • Sir Anthony Babington
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    • Trivia
      Two hundred gowns were made specifically for the series. Some were so heavily padded that Glenda Jackson could barely bend her arms. Some were so heavy that she could only wear them while sitting. Some required weights to maintain their shape. Some were so large that Jackson found it hard to walk through doorways.
    • Goofs
      The courtyard in Elizabeth's palace contains an aviary with several Australian white cockatoos, long before any European had landed in Australia.
    • Quotes

      Queen Elizabeth I: All my life, I have been shadowed by conspiracy. The axe, the dagger, the block... they are as familiar to me as spring flowers to a countryman. Fears and doubts circle my head like black crows around a corpse. Every time a new treachery is revealed, I am strangely surprised. Foolishly, I expect good in a world where men pursue evil.

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      Featured in The 24th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1972)

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    Accurate history coupled with superb dramatization

    I recently viewed this series again as part of my research for a play I am writing about Christopher Marlowe. I am pleased to say that serious historical sources - primary sources - were consulted by all six writers. Detail after detail in all of the episodes are supported with source material. Elizabeth lived such a rich and fascinating life that the facts provide more drama than a lazy writer could ever belch out of his imagination. Sound, lively history. One of the five best programs ever on television.
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    • Jun 24, 2000
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    • Release date
      • February 13, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Елизавета: Королева английская
    • Filming locations
      • Penshurst Place, Kent, England, UK(Queen's Palace & Church)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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