Elizabeth R / British Broadcasting Corporation ; BBC-TV ; producer, Roderick Graham.
"I may not be a lion, but I am a lion's cub, and I have a lion's heart!" said Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I, known as the Virgin Queen, was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and reigned as Queen of England from 1558-1603. This mini-series dramatizes her life from her ascension to the thron...
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Language: | English |
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In English; closed-captioned. |
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[England] : [New York] : Burbank, CA :
BBC Video ; Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
[2001], ©2001.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 4 videodiscs (approximately 540 min. [i.e. 523 min.]) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. Also issued on VHS. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
"I may not be a lion, but I am a lion's cub, and I have a lion's heart!" said Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I, known as the Virgin Queen, was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and reigned as Queen of England from 1558-1603. This mini-series dramatizes her life from her ascension to the throne at age 25 to her death forty-four years later. Elizabeth refused to ever marry, exploiting her status as a tool in foreign policy, and using courtship as diplomacy, a theme explored at some length in this depiction. The drama brings to life her brilliant advisors, including William Cecil and Francis Walsingham, and great sailors Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh. Delves into the life of the monarch who made England into a world power, and whose time on the throne is now remembered as the "Elizabethan Age." |
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| Note: | Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | AF2 D0010910 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 0790761939 9780790761930 |
| Credits: | Music, David Munrow ; cameramen, Nat Crosby, Brian Langley ; editors, Larry Toft, Dan Rae ; costumes, Elizabeth Waller ; make-up, Dawn Alcock, Sandra Shepherd ; designers, Peter Seddon, Richard Henry ; choreography and dances, Geraldine Stephenson. |
| System Details: | DVD; NTSC; aspect ratio 4:3, preserving the format of the original broadcast presentation. |
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The lion's cub: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Daphne Slater (Mary Tudor), Ronald Hines (William Cecil), Rosalie Crutchley (Catherine Parr), Rachel Kempson (Kat Ashley), Basil Dignam (Gardiner), Bernard Hepton (Cranmer), John Ronane (Seymour), Peter Jeffrey (Philip of Spain), Stanley Lebor (Tyrwhit), Nicolette Bernard (Lady Tyrwhit), John Shrapnel (Sussex), Kevin Brennan (Bridges), Julian Holloway (de Noailles), Brendan Barry (Renard), Robert Garrett (Wyatt), Alan Foss (Bedingfield), Philip Brack (Northumberland), Jason Kemp (Edward VI), Ian Barritt (Fowler), Blake Butler (Parry), Richard Parry (Guard), Sarah Frampton (Lady Jane Grey), Robert Barry (Guildford).
The marriage game: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Robert Hardy (Robert Dudley), Ronald Hines (William Cecil), Esmond Knight (Bishop de Quadra), John Shrapnel (Sussex), Leonard Sachs (Count de Feria), John Cairney (Sir James Melville), Stacey Tendeter (Amye Dudley), Rachel Kempson (Kat Ashley), Denis Carey (Doctor Burcot), Caroline Harris (Mary Sidney), Anthony Ainley (Henry Sidney), Angela Thorne (Lettice Knollys), David Strong (Norfolk), Clare Austin (Mrs. Pinto), Vivian Pickles (Mary Stuart).
Shadow in the sun: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Robert Hardy (Leicester [Robert Dudley]), Ronald Hines (Burghley [William Cecil]), Stephen Murray (Walsingham), John Shrapnel (Sussex), Bernard Horsfall (Hatton), Margaretta Scott (Catherine de Medici), Michael Williams (Duke of Alencon), James Laurenson (Simier), John Hughes (Fenelon), Angela Thorne (Lettice Knollys), Jill Balcon (Lady Cobham), Mary Patricia Finn (Dwarf 'Elizabeth'), Albert Horton (Dwarf 'Leicester'), Kenton Moore (Preacher), Leslie Lawton (Jacques), James Urquhart (Court official).
Horrible conspiracies: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Vivian Pickles (Mary Stuart), Stephen Murray (Walsingham), Hamilton Dyce (Sir Amyas Paulet), David Collings (Babington), Bernard Holley (Gifford), David Nettheim (Phelippes), John Graham (Davison), David Garfield (Ballard), Brian Wilde (Topcliffe), Malcolm Hayes (Kelley), Raf de la Torre (Dr. Dee), James Culliford (Savage), John Ruddock (Whitgift).
The enterprise of England: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Robert Hardy (Leicester [Robert Dudley]), Ronald Hines (Burghley [William Cecil]), Stephen Murray (Walsingham), Peter Jeffrey (Philip of Spain), John Woodvine (Sir Francis Drake), Robin Ellis (Essex), Christopher Hancock (Idiaquez), Geoffrey Wincott (Santa Cruz), Gordon Gostelow (Medina Sidonia), Paul Hardwick (Father Robert), Michael Culver (John Tregannon), Peter Howell (Howard), Ian Ricketts (Cordoba), Robert Sansom (Speaker), Bill Horsley (Dutch envoy), Derek Hardwick (Old soldier), Malcolm McFee (Young soldier), David Parfitt (Philip's son).
Sweet England's pride: Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth I), Robin Ellis (Essex), Hugh Dickson (Cecil), John Nettleton (Bacon), Nicholas Selby (Raleigh), Clifford Rose (Egerton), Ronald Hines (Burghley [William Cecil]), Peter Egan (Southampton), Haydn Jones (Blount), Patrick O'Connell (O'Neill), Peter Howell (Howard), Angela Thorne (Lady Leicester [Lettice Knollys]), Sonia Fraser (Elizabeth Vernon), Shirley Dixon (Lady Rich), Judith South (Lady Essex), Kevin Flood (Horseman), Wesley Murphy (Conn), Harry Webster (Lord Mayor), Philip Voss (King Richard), David Hargreaves (Bolingbroke), Michael Beint (Gaoler), Peter Forest (Harper), Winefride Madigan (Irish peasant), Derek Martin (Horseman). |
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Originally produced as a television mini-series broadcast by the BBC on February 17, February 24, March 3, March 10, March 17, and March 24, 1971. |
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Also issued on VHS. |