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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

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

  • Nov 11, 1939
  • 1h 46m
  • NR

6.4/10

TMDB user score
105 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex is a 1939 drama and history film directed by Michael Curtiz. Its leading cast includes Bette Davis, Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. It runs for 1 hour 46 minutes.

Synopsis

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

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Time needed
1 hour 46 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
English
Audience signal
6.4/10 from 105 TMDB votes

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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
  • Ralph Forbes Lord Knollys
  • Robert Warwick Lord Mountjoy
  • Leo G. Carroll Sir Edward Coke
  • Guy Bellis Lord Charles Howard (uncredited)
  • Jacob Dance Essex's Soldier (uncredited)
  • Forrester Harvey Bit Part (uncredited)
  • Holmes Herbert Majordomo (uncredited)
  • I. Stanford Jolley Spectator Outside Whitehall Palace (uncredited)

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