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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex(1939)
• Drama, History, Romance • 1h 46m
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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.

Director
Michael Curtiz

Featured Cast (22)

Bette Davis image
Bette Davis
Queen Elizabeth
Errol Flynn image
Errol Flynn
The Earl of Essex
Olivia de Havilland image
Olivia de Havilland
Lady Penelope Gray
Donald Crisp image
Donald Crisp
Francis Bacon
Alan Hale image
Alan Hale
The Prince of Tyrone
Vincent Price image
Vincent Price
Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Stephenson image
Henry Stephenson
Lord Burghley
Henry Daniell image
Henry Daniell
Sir Robert Cecil
James Stephenson image
James Stephenson
Sir Thomas Egerton

Backgrounds (3)

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