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Anne of The Thousand Days
Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold

Universal Pictures, 1995

this movie is my all time fav and needs to be released on DVD

+ DVD on it's way!!
+ Anne of the thousand days
+ A True Classic.
  
  











  



  
Masterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen
Anne-Marie Duff; Tara Fitzgerald; Robert Pugh; Dexter Fletcher; Sienna Guillory; Ian Hart; Joanne Whalley; Michael Feast; Tony Guilfoyle; Bryan Dick; Stella Maris; Richard Syms; Tom Hardy; Stanley Townsend; Ken Bones; Pearce Quigley; Kevin McKidd; Alan Williams (II); Jacob Moriarty; Marcello D. Ramos

WGBH Boston, 2006

There is Only One Sun in the Universe

+ Exceeded expectations

I have three films on Queen Elizabeth I in my library and this is by far the best in my collection. I have not see the one with Glenda Jackson to date and it is on my Wish List. First off, I found the use of language to be intelligent, not like the Hollywood Elizabeth that seems to lack true ...
  
  











  



  
Elizabeth
Fanny Ardant, Richard Attenborough

Universal Studios, 2002

Elizabeth from princess to icon: One mistress and no master.

+ Elizabeth I, The Virgin Queen
+ great cinema
+ excellent movie
+ SO Happy to own this on HD!
  
  











  



  
Mary, Queen of Scots
Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson

Universal Studios, 2000

Best History

+ Great two-some
+ anglophile
+ Anne is worth it, but Mary is not....
  
  











  



  
Biography - Elizabeth I: Virgin Queen
David Janssen

A&E Home Video, 1999

Disappointing

Though informative, I was disappointed with this Biography. For the most part, it was a good, overall view of Elizabeth's life. Unfortunately, the biography also contained historical inaccuracies and opinions or speculations of certain historians presented as facts. For instance, the video ...
  
  











  



  
Nine Days a Queen (aka Tudor Rose)

Timeless Multimedia

After the death of Henry the VIII, his councilors try to take control of the throne of England by proclaiming young Lady Jane Grey queen.
  
  











  



  
Sword & The Rose
Richard Todd, Glynis Johns

Walt Disney Video, 1994

Bring Back the Sword and the Rose

+ A true story gets the Disney treatment
+ A LOVE THAT WILL NOT BE DENIED...
+ THEY DONT MAKE'EM LIKE THIS ANYMORE!
  
  











  



  
Fire Over England
Flora Robson, Raymond Massey

Lumivision, 1998

Still the best screen Elizabeth!

+ The Best Queen Bess
+ Very good movie!
+ A movie worth watching!
  
  











  



  
The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Complete Set
Keith Michell, Annette Crosbie

Bfs Entertainment, 2000

Engrossing History

+ The Mini-Series That Started My Tudor Fandom
+ Henry and wives couldn't be better
+ Still The One to Watch and Buy
  
  











  



  
A Man for All Seasons
Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller

Sony Pictures, 1999

Do not rent this movie, OWN it.

+ Academy Award winner, for good reason
+ SADLY, THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE
+ excellent performances
+ Even more thoughtprovoking in 21st Century!
  
  











  



  
Elizabeth R
Glenda Jackson, Ronald Hines

BBC Warner, 2001

Absolutely love Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth

+ Great Show
+ Elizabeth R for a generation
+ Elizabeth R
  
  











  



  
Lady Jane
John Abbott, Joss Ackland

Paramount, 2003

Sad but True

+ When Shillings Were Made of Silver
+ Good Movie
+ A Nice Movie for a Saturday Afternoon
  
  











  



  
Virgin Queen
Bette Davis, Richard Todd

20th Century Fox, 1998

Davis plays Queen Elizabeth I for a second time

+ You can tell Bette is loving this!
+ a regal Bette Davis in lavish costume drama
+ Bette Davis in The Virgin Queen
  
  











  



  
Elizabeth I
Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons

Hbo Home Video, 2006

Twilight of the Virgin Queen

+ Elizabeth I
+ "Elizabeth I"
+ IMPRESSED
+ Not historically accurate but Mirren is worth watching
  
  











  



  
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Bette Davis, Errol Flynn

Warner Home Video, 2005

Royal entertainment

+ 1939 Bette Davis' Professionalism Prevails Over Flynn's Personality
+ The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
+ Great historical drama and off-the-beaten track special features
  
  











  



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