TY - ADVS AU - Kapur,Shekhar AU - Bevan,Tim AU - Fellner,Eric AU - Cavendish,Jonathan AU - Nicholson,William AU - Hirst,Michael AU - Kapur,Shekhar AU - Blanchett,Cate AU - Rush,Geoffrey AU - Owen,Clive AU - Mollá,Jordi AU - Ifans,Rhys AU - Cornish,Abbie AU - Morton,Samantha ED - Universal Pictures (Firm) ED - Studio Canal. ED - Motion Picture Zeta Produktions Gesellschaft (Firm) ED - Working Title Films. ED - Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) TI - Elizabeth: the golden age SN - 5050582533040 AV - ELIZ U1 - 791.43/72 22 PY - 2008/// CY - [S.l.] PB - Universal Studios KW - Elizabeth KW - Raleigh, Walter, KW - Walsingham, Francis, KW - Philip KW - Spain KW - Armada KW - Drama N1 - A DVD release of the motion picture produced in 2007; Special features: Deleted scenes (9 min.); The reign continues: Making "Elizabeth: the golden age" [featurette] (12 min.); Inside Elizabeth's world [featurette] (8 min.); Commanding the winds: Creating the Armada [featurette] (12 min.); Towers, courts and cathedrals [featurette] (11 min.); Feature commentary with director Shekhar Kapur [audio feature]; Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Jill Bilcock ; music by Craig Armstrong and Ar Rahman ; production designer, Guy Hendrix Dyas ; costume designer, Alexandra Byrne ; make-up and hair designer, Jenny Shircore; Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, Rhys Ifans, Jordi Molla, Abbie Cornish, Samantha Morton; UK cert. 12 N2 - 1585: Philip II's Catholic Spain is the most powerful empire in the world. Only England, ruled by Protestant Elizabeth, stands against him. The Queen is threatened by a depleted treasury, constant threats of assassination, and plots by Philip to install her cousin, Queen Mary of Scotland, on her throne. To which end a great armada is poised to invade England--as punishment for the capture of his treasure-ships, and to make Europe safe for Catholicism--even as Elizabeth's attention is diverted to Sir Walter Raleigh, returned from the New World with two gifts: the territory of Virginia and tobacco. Facing her greatest challenge, Elizabeth must rally her country to safeguard her kingdom, destroy her enemies, and secure her position as "Mother to her people." ER -