Elizabeth R

TV Mini Series
1971
1h 27m

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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.

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8.7/10

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Won 5 Primetime Emmys
- 7 wins & 3 nominations total

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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.

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

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10/10

Queen Glenda

Before the first episode was over I'd forgotten I was watching an actress - I felt as if I was experiencing an audience with a Queen! Glenda Jackson so inhabits the body and soul of Elizabeth I that all other interpretations of the role are diminished and it's impossible to think of anyone else in the role, even Bette Davis in her two films, PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH & ESSEX and THE VIRGIN QUEEN.

While it's perfectly true that production values have come along way since this early Masterpiece Theater effort, the writing and acting are of such high quality that you won't mind; this one certainly helped set the standards for subsequent series and performances.