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. Amidst palace intrigues 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 honored with 7 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture!

Cate Blanchet, Geoffrey Rush. Blanchett reincarnates her role as England's Queen Elizabeth I in two biodramas filmed 10 years apart-first as a young queen nearly executed by her own sister in Elizabeth (Christopher Eccleston. 1998/124 min.), and then as a middle-aged monarch under threat by an impending Spanish armada in Elizabeth-The Golden Age (Clive Owen. 2007/114 min.). 2 Discs. Color/3 hrs., 59 min/NR.