The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
12
11/11/1939 (GB)
Drama, History, Romance
1h 46m
- 63% (83 votes)
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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
Queen Elizabeth
Errol Flynn
The Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland
Lady Penelope Gray
Donald Crisp
Francis Bacon
Alan Hale
The Prince of Tyrone
Vincent Price
Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Stephenson
Lord Burghley
Henry Daniell
Sir Robert Cecil
James Stephenson
Sir Thomas Egerton
Nanette Fabray
Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
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