The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939
1h 46m
6.3

6.3/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English Italian

Quick Facts

Release Date November 11, 1939
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0031826

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

Key Crew

Æneas MacKenzie
Screenplay
Michael Curtiz
Director
Norman Reilly Raine
Screenplay
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer