Elizabeth - The golden age DVD 2007 

Directed by Shekhar Kapur 

Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I 

Geoffrey Rush as Francis Walsingham 

Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh 

Abbie Cornish as Bess Throckmorton

AUDIO: English

SUBTITLES:  Dutch, English

UPC 5050582537383

Elizabeth: The Golden Age is a 2007 British biographical drama film, and the sequel to the 1998 film Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films. It stars Cate Blanchett in the title role and is a fairly fictionalised portrayal of events during the latter part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The film co-stars Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, Jordi Mollà, Abbie Cornish, and Samantha Morton. The screenplay was written by William Nicholson and Michael Hirst, and the music score was composed by A. R. Rahman and Craig Armstrong. Guy Hendrix Dyas was the film's production designer and co-visual effects supervisor, and the costumes were created by Alexandra Byrne. The film was shot at Shepperton Studios and various locations around the United Kingdom.

The film premiered on 9 September 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It opened in wide release in the United States on 12 October 2007, premiered in London on 23 October 2007, and opened wide on 2 November 2007 throughout the rest of the UK and Republic of Ireland. At the 80th Academy Awards, the film won Best Costume Design and Blanchett received a nomination for Best Actress.

Cast:

• Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I
• Geoffrey Rush as Francis Walsingham
• Clive Owen as Sir Walter Raleigh
• Abbie Cornish as Bess Throckmorton
• Samantha Morton as Mary, Queen of Scots
• Jordi Mollà as King Philip II of Spain
• Susan Lynch as Annette Fleming
• Rhys Ifans as Robert Reston
• Eddie Redmayne as Anthony Babington
• Tom Hollander as Amias Paulet
• David Threlfall as John Dee
• Adam Godley as William Walsingham
• Laurence Fox as Sir Christopher Hatton
• William Houston as Guerau de Espés
• Christian Brassington as Charles II, Archduke of Austria
• John Shrapnel as Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
• Kelly Hunter as Ursula Walsingham
• Noe Isasi as Spanish Boy