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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

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

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1939-11-11

1h 46m

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Released

Drama History Romance

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

Director

Michael Curtiz

Screenplay

Æneas MacKenzie

Screenplay

Norman Reilly Raine

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Keywords

queen queen elizabeth i tudor earl 16th century british monarchy

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

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

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Lord Knollys

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Lord Mountjoy

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Sir Edward Coke

Guy Bellis

Lord Charles Howard (uncredited)

Jacob Dance

Essex's Soldier (uncredited)

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