The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.
1939 · NR · 1h 46m · Drama, History, Romance
Genres: Drama, History, Romance
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Æneas MacKenzie, Norman Reilly Raine
Music by: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Cinematography: Sol Polito
Editor: Owen Marks
Rated 6.3/10 by 99 viewers
Cast
Bette Davis as Queen ElizabethErrol Flynn as The Earl of EssexOlivia de Havilland as Lady Penelope GrayDonald Crisp as Francis BaconAlan Hale as The Prince of TyroneVincent Price as Sir Walter RaleighHenry Stephenson as Lord BurghleyHenry Daniell as Sir Robert CecilJames Stephenson as Sir Thomas EgertonNanette Fabray as Mistress Margaret RadcliffeRalph Forbes as Lord KnollysRobert Warwick as Lord MountjoyMore like this
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