The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

12
11/11/1939 (GB)
Drama, History, Romance
1h 46m

Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.

Overview

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

  • Michael CurtizDirector
  • Æneas MacKenzieScreenplay
  • Norman Reilly RaineScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • queen
  • queen elizabeth i
  • tudor
  • earl
  • 16th century
  • british monarchy

Top Billed Cast

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Queen Elizabeth

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

The Earl of Essex

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Lady Penelope Gray

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Francis Bacon

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

The Prince of Tyrone

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Sir Walter Raleigh

Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Lord Burghley

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Sir Robert Cecil

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Sir Thomas Egerton

Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

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